The world is this living room, and the world is cozy, and the world is these three people eating donuts and watching true crime and existing together. We are at rest. There is nothing to be done except be here. In fact, there is nowhere else to be.

—from “My Father Takes Me for Donuts” by Grace McGory, published in #CapsuleStories Winter 2022 Edition: Hibernation. Buy in paperback or ebook here: http://capsulestories.com/winter-2022-edition #flash #essay #gracemcgory #cozy