Letting go…

as published in NOVELTY MAGAZINE (march 2018) ————————————————————————–   Letting go SHORT STORY On life & euthanasia. Words & artwork by Swaane Lauwaert I smoke a cigarette. Across the room, my brother is seated. His elbows are weighing heavy upon his knees. Steadily he lifts his head. Our gazes touch. It all happens in slow