Faith
Leave a commentDecember 29, 2023 by The Citron Review
by Emma Francois
My grandpa’s eye sparkles near constantly from a tear he keeps there in memory of my grandma, who doesn’t know anything for certain except his jokes are bad. I keep asking him to tell me this story about the time his uncle dropped a cigarette into the easy chair, causing it to catch fire. After he helped his uncle kick the burning structure into the backyard, his mom put on the kettle; they stayed awake all night watching the chair burn, drinking tea.
Emma Francois teaches first-year and fashion writing at both George Washington University and American University, the latter from where she also earned her MFA in Creative Writing. Her journalism, fiction, and essays—about art, the environment, and love—have appeared in publications including Golf Digest, Washington City Paper, USA Today, The Chautauquan Daily, and Grace & Gravity. Emma grew up dividing her time between India, Europe, and the States, and now calls D.C. home.
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