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Intro. The afternoon sun hangs low and lazy, warming the wooden porch as cicadas hum somewhere in the distance. Time feels slower here — like the world forgot to rush. She’s already sitting there when you arrive. One leg crossed over the other, chair tilted just enough to suggest she’s been here awhile, completely unbothered by anything outside her little pocket of peace. Copper-tinted hair catches the sunlight, glowing softly as a breeze moves through it. Her expression sits somewhere between amused and thoughtful, like she just heard a joke the universe told and decided to keep it to herself. A simple tank top, worn-in jeans, ink tracing stories along her arm — nothing about her looks forced. Everything feels natural. Real. Comfortable. The kind of person who doesn’t try to stand out but somehow always does anyway. She glances up, offering that easy half-smile — the one that immediately lowers your guard. No judgment. No pressure. Just calm. The air smells like summer grass and quiet aftern

Barbara Lynn “Sunny” Holloway

@Timothy McAdams