Frost grips the night, driving post-dinner stragglers to hunker in homey pubs. The sky, an enormous stainless-steel sifter filled with powdered sugar, poises above an empty square. A moment of frozen time, preserved for two alone. His brimmed hat, patterned tie, and designer boots mingle with her soft blue scarf and slinky dress. The ring warms his pocket. As the sugar dusting begins, their fancy shoes and tipsy chatter ring out, clatter over young concrete, sweep them down the stairs. They are a flurry invading the train platform, tangled arm in arm, hats and hair decorated like two cannolis.
Inspired by sci-fi and fantasy masters and by his dad's love of writing, Lenny Eusebi tells bite-sized stories to his young daughters and occasionally to adults.