“Jerry imagines that each piece of paper with its tiny inscription of ink must weigh as much as a planet”
All in Fiction
“There is no drowning, just submergence and a crossing over to the other side”
“She stared infinity in the eye, daring it to blink, but she could never go back in time. She could never grab the girl she used to be by the shoulders and show her what she becomes”
“Gene sighed, glancing down at his denim suit. Maybe he’d kept up the charade long enough”
I know all the bird songs, but not which are mine”
“My love for him was without word. It was a dull, important feeling, like a cramp”
“I don’t feel worse about myself now that I’ve lost my name”