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Life Choicesexpand_moreThe graffiti suggests the most essential story of New Haven.
A finger on the bell, a quick sprint on light feet, and then stifled laughter.
I hang there, upside down, watching Bronwyn, her face beatific.
Even then (Colin remembers now), it felt like the end of something.
He had seduced them with his sincerity for truth-seeking.
Insomnia! There is a sickly romance to the affliction—initially.
Isn’t Nightshade sad, people said; isn’t he pathetic; isn’t he hideous.
She had not anticipated that the nightstands would be an issue.
Your jumps are numbered. It is better to be a bird without altitude.
Here’s the world, sweetheart. One word as small & large as a father.
I’ll leave a trail of crumbs as I descend into god knows where.
Standing there in our small shadows, we discuss the ways of the dead.
“Why do we always fight,” he finally said, his voice quiet, resigned.
It’s cruel to watch my edges crystallize and reflect light.
This is all there is. Nothing else. No heaven and no hell, okay?
The women wanted signs of regret, but she was straight shouldered.
She unhooks the sapphire pendant from its stand. Slips it into her pocket.
Miriam slept at the ranch often, although little sleep happened there.
There’s no way to escape a storm at sea; it hits you, and you can’t hit back.
He knew deep down that only her ridiculous optimism kept them going.
“My brother’s last words to me were about you. Did you know that?”
The end’s already in motion, the end was starting this whole time.
Xin Bao had gotten drunk and stolen a hyacinth macaw.
Ever since she believed he was cheating, she felt erotically obsessed.
The letters combine into words that resurrect the beloved every time.
Riding back from her studio, Ivy thought, I’ll just stop for a minute.
Nothing holds the universe together; nothing is the secret force.
She takes her shirt at the waist and pulls it up slowly: her hips, belly, bra.
Today is my favorite kind of day. Night opens, light concedes.
Logic is such an elegant weapon; and religion, such an easy target.
