in_this_room
fyn gula
there
should
have
been
flowers
growing
in
this
room
,
instead
thirty
wishful
artists
were
setting
up
their
portfolios
for
review
.
and
yet
the
beauty
was
the
same
as
nonna's geraniums
in
midsummer
.
the
creative
energy
was
a
fragrance
stronger
than
the
peonies
of
robin
hill
.
she
asked
him
to
go
with
her
and
he
took
the
push
pins
from
a
bulletin
board
to
hang
up
her
work
,
unaware
there
was
a
whole
box
if
you
needed
any
.
that's
how
nervous
she
was
.
that's
how
much
he
hoped
she
would
get
accepted
.
out
of
the
corner
of
his
eye
,
he
saw
others
admiring
her
work
and
something
bloomed
inside
of
him
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from