“Piano Lessons,” by Kate Sullivan
Nov 22nd, 2023 | By Defenestration![](https://www.defenestrationmag.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11222023-Kate-Sullivan-Swan-Song-Icon.jpg)
Do you remember how I was telling you about my piano teacher? Mrs. Haley was an old lady with white hair, glasses on a string, a Boston Terrier named Jerry and a house that smelled of old upholstery and stale coffee. Just the smell walking in used make my heart sink. That, and knowing that I hadn’t practiced.