“Did you know fireflies only live three days?” I asked.

He dragged the last of his cigarette and dropped the butt, grinding it with his shoe. “No.”

“Two years as larva, three days with wings. What would you do with only three days?”

“Well, I wouldn’t be talking to you.”

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.