Janine W

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“Blue Exposure” by Janine W

Submitted to Contest #292

You live in a city long enough, you begin to understand its silences. The silence of the morning fog, thick and absolute, swallowing streets before the city comes alive. The silence she used to photograph with her father, both of them up before dawn, waiting for that particular blue light. The silence of neon signs in the early hours, their glow blurred on wet pavement. The silence that taught her patience. And then there are the other silences. That moment before a car alarm rips through it—the kind of moment her father called "the breath b...

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I write essays to figure things out—memories, moments, the way the past sneaks into the present. Some pieces lean into humor, others carry more weight, but they all come from the same place: curiosity and an honest look at what lingers. I read a lot, think too much, and appreciate writing that stays with you long after you’ve moved on. This is where I sort through the stories—mine, yours, and the ones we all carry.