I’m not drinking to get drunk, like Pitman. Only to make the sharp edges of things softer.
Saying, in my scratchy voice, ‘My friend who? Who’s my friend? I want a friend, friend. I’m needful of a friend.’
This is daring! My toes are twisty, twitchy. Wish I could see this guy’s face, the surprise in it like someone has grabbed him between the legs.
I’m not drinking to get drunk, like Pitman. Only to make the sharp edges of things softer.
Saying, in my scratchy voice, ‘My friend who? Who’s my friend? I want a friend, friend. I’m needful of a friend.’
This is daring! My toes are twisty, twitchy. Wish I could see this guy’s face, the surprise in it like someone has grabbed him between the legs.
There was a moment when I felt a sort of thin, hot disappointment, as when a fish slips off the line. Only I was the one going to be lost.
There was a moment when I felt a sort of thin, hot disappointment, as when a fish slips off the line. Only I was the one going to be lost.
Within the compartment, the sound of our quick breathing was louder than the clatter of tracks. I was trying to slow down, to make it all last, and when she covered my mouth with her hand I turned my face to the window and looked out.
Within the compartment, the sound of our quick breathing was louder than the clatter of tracks. I was trying to slow down, to make it all last, and when she covered my mouth with her hand I turned my face to the window and looked out.
March. After the thaw. I am walking through the cemetery, thinking about my endless life. One of the beauties of living in Cleveland is that any direction feels like progress. I’ve memorized the map.
March. After the thaw. I am walking through the cemetery, thinking about my endless life. One of the beauties of living in Cleveland is that any direction feels like progress. I’ve memorized the map.
‘Warrior queens,’ she said, wrapping her thin strong arms around me. ‘I raised warrior queens.’ She kissed me fiercely and went into the woods by herself.
‘Warrior queens,’ she said, wrapping her thin strong arms around me. ‘I raised warrior queens.’ She kissed me fiercely and went into the woods by herself.