JuliaB

When I was younger, summer meant going swimming, getting ice cream, and taking trips to the Montshire Museum. Now, although some of those things still apply, I experience them differently than I used to.

My friend and I are sitting out back, the tiny backyard seeming to get smaller, and smaller, by the minute. It’s July, and it’s one of the hottest days of the year, so hot you can see the heat waves coming off the pavement.