On an earworm (or the quiet flicker of memory)I closed my laptop, walked a dozen steps, and plopped myself on the bed, when the words _“I'm a big, big girl in a small, small world”_ appeared in my head, complete with a piano soundtrack. I didn’t …Xavier Roy·Aug 28·2 min readFollowmusicmusingswritingVignettes
He Said ‘Sorry Pa’A late-night movie with Max wound up turning into a vignette about the weight of small words and how children teach their parents more than we ever imagine.Xavier Roy·Aug 25·2 min readFollowpoetrywritingVignettes
The First SpellA couple of days back, I found myself thinking about names in fiction—how much weight they carry, how much they whisper before a character ever acts.Xavier Roy·Aug 19·2 min readFollowmusingsnamesworldbuildingVignettes
