Michael Valentino

Stone of the "Uncontacted"

PART I WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2019; 8:47PM “I can’t stand the feeling of construction paper - it gives me goosebumps,” I announced, as my fingers brushed a small stack of scribbled crayon drawings I had etched during my younger years. The papers, once a vibrant red, were now weathered, orange, and torn around the edges. They had a familiar graininess to them that I abhorred, even as a child.