Episode 132: R and R

Terrastina rents a cabin in the woods for a long weekend. She tells Mazolli and the twins she will miss them. The twins look lost. So does Mazolli. Don’t worry, she says, I’ll be back before you know it. She drives to the cabin, nestled in a quiet, thickly green forest. She sets up her paints and easel next to some tall spruce and Douglas Fir. The air smells rich. She begins painting a snag leaning away from the cabin. As the image grows on the canvas, she listens to her heart, its volume decreasing to a soft drumbeat.