Back in Black

First published in True Colour (Redmond, Washington: City of Redmond, 2014).

blackout—

a winter night

by the gas fireplace

found at last

the black box

the black sheep

of the family

late for the reunion

the black-diamond run

roped off

for avalanche blasting

the black-eyed susans

half price

at the party

just the vampire

in the black