Christmas Plans and Gossip About Imad (Part 6) – Mad Chaos: December 15, 1998
An embarrassing moment passes with kindness, the phone brings gossip and a strange hunch, and Tony starts planning Christmas with Lyssa.
A Sunday Night Full of Surprises (Part 5) – Mad Chaos: December 15, 1998
Lyssa arrives at the house with excuses about forgotten poems, and an evening that starts at the computer takes a turn that ends in a mystery.
Interrogated About My Night (Part 4) – Mad Chaos: December 15, 1998
Lyssa grills Tony about his night out, shares a rough night of her own, and the call turns into a frank look at what each of them wants next.
Summer of Misfortune and a Dusty Shelf (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: December 15, 1998
Tony muses over time zones, mourns an empty shelf of cards, and renames the summer while planning his budget and replaying a very early phone call from Lyssa.
Inventing My Own Sonnet at Dawn (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: December 15, 1998
Before sunrise Tony works out a sonnet structure he can call his own, closes the book on an old flame, and answers the dawn with a poem and its meaning.
Where My Poetry First Woke Up (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: December 15, 1998
In the early hours Tony sets the chronology aside to trace where his poetry came from. Old jobs, old crushes and a first line he still thinks is his best.