Leaping Into Space
Here we go, knitting up our imperfect skein of days with the addition of an extra twenty-four hours. Leap Year conjures up the image of a mysterious space hiding in time, a special day to be unfolded like a Valentine, unwrapped like a package, cherished like a precious flower. For this writer, February twenty-ninth presents a rare opportunity to find within or outside of myself that space room to grow ideas. A friend of mine once wrote a wonderful short story about a young girl [...]