J. Anthony Noa · Nov 6, 2024

A Reflection of Thought, Not Matter

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The sun had no choice but to shine on nothing new, then the universe vanished and the new became what it was always meant to be—eternal.

A short story from my book, “The Innocence of All Things”.

A Reflection of Thought Not Matter

27,000 words | 90 - 135 minutes reading time

A portrait artist meets a seven year-old girl who awakens in him a sense of aliveness he had been lacking in his work and life since the death of his wife eight years before. She lost her father when she was five and their attachment over the course of her sittings, twice what he normally allotted for children as young as she, grows into a profound father-daughter relationship.

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