The Slow and the Fast
Beth Downing Beth Downing

The Slow and the Fast

Slow. I yell it, please slower. The fear is an amoeba sitting on my chest, coating my hands and tongue.

Fast. My descent feels so swift past all the moves I just made, zipping by all the places I thought I couldn’t go higher.

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The Fruited Desert
Beth Downing Beth Downing

The Fruited Desert

The town was originally called Junction, but a place that holds improbability should have a little more zing. It’s a rare example of good rebranding.  

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Not Quite Night
Beth Downing Beth Downing

Not Quite Night

For a fistful of minutes, the bats performed their choppy waltz with each other and their prey. With each change in direction or newly chosen flight path, they reacted to shifts in our shared environment that I couldn’t see, hear, or understand.

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