https://milo-dixon.github.io/tags/memory/Recent content in Memory on Improper StorytellingHugoen-usSat, 11 Jul 2026 18:30:00 -0500https://milo-dixon.github.io/stories/custody-of-rain/Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:30:00 -0500https://milo-dixon.github.io/stories/custody-of-rain/<p>The wedding took eleven minutes to divide.</p> <p>The rain took three days.</p> <p>Memory court was not as scary as people said it was. Nobody ever shouted, “You ruined me!” while pointing an accusatory finger at their former spouse. It was a quiet process, largely because the fees attached to emotional escalation were astronomically high.</p>https://milo-dixon.github.io/poems/key-lime-pie/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500https://milo-dixon.github.io/poems/key-lime-pie/<p>Your hands were the first thing I noticed about you.<br> They were calloused but still delicate,<br> with a tan that reminded me of a graham cracker crust.</p> <p>Strong hands that could fix a fence post,<br> or make a damn good breakfast,<br> or break a heart.</p>https://milo-dixon.github.io/poems/far-too-close/Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0500https://milo-dixon.github.io/poems/far-too-close/<p>By chance we met, just once that year,<br> when he walked by me at dawn.<br> I met his glance, he flashed a smile,<br> But when I looked up, he was gone</p>