With apologies to those reading on mobile phones, this piece needs to be shown as a whole, including its illustration by Jerry Silverberg. Bookmark for your desktop or pinch your phone. It’s worth it. I promise.

With apologies to those reading on mobile phones, this piece needs to be shown as a whole, including its illustration by Jerry Silverberg. Bookmark for your desktop or pinch your phone. It’s worth it. I promise.
Stacey-Anne Curtis has written creatively since age eight and worked professionally as a writer and editor for over twenty years. She adventures the country and globe, gratefully filling her life with stories of people, places, and things. She currently resides in Toronto, Canada with her cat, Astro.
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