Absence, Defined: A Short Story
Sep 3, 2018 · 4 min read

“I learned a new word at school today,” she mentions, hand fluttering over the Sesame Street coloring book. Shades of green, blue, and red make their way into Elmo’s shirt and Big Bird’s beak.
“Oh yeah?” He asks from behind his newspaper, bringing a glass of gin to his lips for another sip. He looks down at the little girl sprawled out on the floor of his study, noticing that she colored Big Bird purple when…

