As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the system, or is it because we really...
I have several writer friends, but I don't involve them in my work process. I'm more likely to talk about the business of publishing with them.
Sometimes words are not big enough to contain all the feelings you are trying to pour into them.
You? I start to laugh. Look at you. You're a knock-out. You're smarter than I am. You're on a career track and you're family-centered and you probably even can balance your checkbook.And I'm lonely, C...
You get through it, you just never get over it
You figured that the only way I'd be happy is if I did the things you thought would be best for me.
What I mean is that those thoughts, they're human. And just because you turn out differently than everyone's imagined you would doesn't mean that you've failed in some way. A kid who gets teased in on...
We are all, I suppose, beholden to our parents - the question is, how much?
True confession: The reason we don't talk about race is because we do not speak a common language.
This must be what an addict feels like, I think, trying to fight the pull of one last, quick read. My fingers itch toward the binding, and finally, with a sigh of regret, I just grab the book and open...
The scariest thing in the world is thinking someone you love is going to die.
The only monsters I have ever known were men.
The Lord turned water into wine. All I'm suggesting is a trip to the grocery store.
The English judged a person so that they'd be justified in casting her out. The Amish judged a person so that they'd be justified in welcoming her back. Where I'm from, if someone is accused of sinnin...
The Center had suffered scars from the cuts of politicians and the barbs of protesters. It had licked its wounds and healed. At one point it had been called the Center for Women and Reproductive Healt...
Talking out loud to fictional characters is just the tip of the iceberg.
Superheroes were born in the minds of people desperate to be rescued.
Stupid English.English isn't stupid, I say.Well, my English teacher is. He makes a face. Mr. Franklin assigned an essay about our favorite subject, and I wanted to write about lunch, but he won't let...
Sometimes we find ourselves walking through life blindfolded, and we try to deny that we're the ones who securely tied the knot.
She thought of death like the seam of a hem: each time you lose someone close, it unraveled a little. You could still go along with your life, but you'd be forever tripping over something you previous...