Amy Jokinen

A Great Deal Better

"You look so much like her. I think we can pull it off," Arlo insisted. Lydian stared at the weathered black and white photo Arlo found tucked in the back pocket of the notebook he took from their elderly neighbor. The photo was of a young woman with a dark, curly bob and pale eyes reclining on a sofa. Lydian was struck by the way the woman stared at the camera, or rather through the camera, like she was gazing into the eyes of her lover.