Postcards Pt. 4: He Made No Claim On Me
It does not need a deception or an excuse, only a reason.
No one makes plans in Aix-en-Provence at the height of summer. This syrupy heat lingers, creating an indifference in its people. The Cours Mirabeau is swollen with tourists who mill around and dawdle. They have nowhere urgent to be. Aix is a city smeared as an arc at the foothills of Provence. Twilight lingers at its longest now, casting a reddish hue on the limestone buildings. The silhouette of Mont Sainte-Victoire bear...