Sunday, January 05, 2014  The Woman Who Could Be in Two Places
at the Same Time (A Short Story)  Road, picture taken by the
author.  Stella was a woman who could be in two places at the
same time. She managed this feat exactly only three times during
her life. The first time it happened was purely accidental. She
had woken up one Sunday morning before anyone else in the
apartment. It was still dark. So, she brewed herself some
coffee. She wasn't annoyed at all that she had risen earlier
than usual. She was glad to be alone at such an hour, the
husband and kids still asleep. Finally, she had a few moments to
herself. She filled up her cup and sat by the window of the
apartment, the one facing the east. The sky was starting to
lighten with the dawn. She watched it turn a dark blue and then
different shades of violet and pink and then finally she saw the
sun rise. That and the aromatic black coffee made her feel a
sense of peace she hadn't felt in years. At that moment, she
looked at the horizon.  The distant mo