Doley Henderson

Doley Henderson is a Toronto writer of fiction and creative nonfiction. Her work is featured in "The Gaspereau Review", "The Sunlight Press", "BANG!" and "Blank Spaces" and her novel "Sea Change" has been accepted in "The Writers Hotel" fiction conference in NYC, in June 2020.

Temilola

I see her still. Her beaded plaits, flashing smile, bubbling laugh. Temilola. She has five other names but this is the one she prefers. Lola for short.
Toronto, Canada 2019 Floating downstairs after a therapy session, I hold the invisible balloon around me, a hot golden bubble of healing light from my osteo-physio. Pain free for now, I exhale, re-enter the city.
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