Waiting to Blossom In a Family of Golden Children - Los Angeles Weekly Times

Waiting to Blossom In a Family of Golden Children - Los Angeles Weekly Times

Waiting to Blossom In a Family of Golden Children Late Bloomer On a Sunday morning in May, we wait to bloom gold. The five of us form a circle in the living room, a coffee table with lemon meringue pie in the center. Liana and Daniel take up the green couch. Peas in a pod. Our parents take to the loveseat, the cushions already marked with their grooves. I’m in a chair of my own.  As the sunlight travels through the room, the blooming begins. Li…

Waiting to Blossom In a Family of Golden Children - Electric Literature

Late BloomerOn a Sunday morning in May, we wait to bloom gold. The five of us form a circle in the living room, a coffee table with lemon meringue pie in the center. Liana and Daniel take up the green couch. Peas in a pod. Our parents take to the loveseat, the cushions already marked with their grooves. I’m in a chair of my own. As the sunlight travels through the room, the blooming begins. Liana’s green frayed stems lead to petals unwrapping in…