{"id":83,"date":"2015-04-29T22:31:13","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T02:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephmurphy.name\/ds106\/?p=83"},"modified":"2015-04-29T22:31:13","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T02:31:13","slug":"we-can-dance-neath-the-carnival-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/josephmurphy.name\/ds106\/text\/we-can-dance-neath-the-carnival-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"We can dance ‘neath the carnival lights"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was finally shirtsleeves weather, under a flawless blue sky. April’s last treacherous cold front had passed by, and spring was truly come to Ohio.<\/p>\n

A vendor along Middle Path sold bags, sandals, crunchy jewelry. Hanging on the corner of his tent were blue and black coarse-knit cotton sweaters. The block-lettered laser-printed sign said “Mexican Bajas $25.”<\/p>\n

My throat caught. Something\u00a0heavy sat on\u00a0my ribs.\u00a0And for a moment I let myself believe that the solitary cars moving through town were the sound of surf. The gravel under my feet was perhaps sand.<\/p>\n

I remembered your smile and laugh, and tried to smile and laugh.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I suppose it’s a cheat, telling you that I was reminded of an in-joke and not telling you what the joke was. But every time I try to work that memory into this one, they both get muddled. So we’ll call this an exercise in micro narrative.<\/p>\n

Rest in peace, Melanie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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