30/09/2026
There are some things we don't realize we've missed until they return.
For K.L. Swann, it's rain.
The petrichor. The gentle tapping against windows. Burnished leaves made glossy with water. Puddles practically begging to be stepped in.
Eventually, simply walking through the rain isn't enough.
She drops her umbrella.
She turns her face toward the sky.
And she dances.
“I couldn’t tell you when my skips became sashays, nor when stepping turned to waltzing … I only know that I’m dancing once again amidst mist and rain showers.”
“Rain-Crossed Love Affair” is K.L. Swann's beautifully written ode to one of the simplest pleasures of the changing season — and to occasionally setting our cautious selves aside long enough to experience something with joyful abandon.
Find it in Bella Grace Issue 49: https://stampington.com/products/bella-grace-issue-49
Are you someone who runs from the rain or wants to dance in it?