Brush to paper, watercolor dripping down,
down,
down her cheek to her chin, pooling with the colors there–
blue hues bleeding back into bark tones, swirling darker and darker.

Lift brush and rinse, dab tissue to chin; soak and suffuse the stirring shades.

There; now no one will ever know.

Katelyn Simpson lives with her family in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has worked in many fields, from theater technical directing to expediter advertising. She enjoys reading, writing, crafting, traveling, and fine dining.