A list of things I am afraid of:

A list of things I am afraid of:

1. Envelopes postmarked Orlando with no return address;

2. Older men with white hair;

3. Unexpected knocks on the door;

4. Sleeping alone at night;

5. Voices raised in anger;

6. An unexpected touch upon the shoulder;

7. The sympathy of others, for others;

8. A mistaken click on a Facebook request;

9. A friend who didn’t recognize a name;

10. People who think that certain things are sad;

11. Unexpected reunions;

12. Familiar faces through the peephole;

13. Them.