Illustration by Josh Taufman, 2022 The Meet As the car sped up the driveway and skidded to a halt, she saw the windshield streaked with highway dirt. The engine settled down and the driver’s door was opened by an arm dressed in a bright white poet’s shirt. His cologne advanced before him in a fully measured stride, like a cock proudly strutting through the yard. She knew him to be the real deal, no room for rumination and never would she show her every card. The Spring air wa
