The chilly blue of loneliness was a shadow on snow. The
I’ve always thought a quilt held together with a woman’s tears to be the strongest of all.
Now she realized that the key to happiness had less to do with setting up housekeeping with an appropriate spouse and more, far more, to do with finding someone who gave one confidence and peace and p...
The main boy—the one who was calling the shots—pushed
No one had ever told them they might need each other one day, an for some reason, they hadn't figured it out themselves.
What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives? —E. M. Forster
The Immigration Reform Act wiped out that option. Used to be, if undocumented parents could prove their deportation would put a U.S. citizen—in this case, you, AJ—at risk, the judge could let them sta...
She had always been good at dreaming, but what she had never done before was believe a dream could actually come true.
The disaster came so swiftly and so completely that there was, Ryan conceded, a certain poetry in its magnificence.
Loved coming here. It always felt so…safe. I was allowed to read any book I wanted. No one interrupted me, or if they did, it was done gently and with respect. I always wished the rest of the world wo...
Pasta with Garlic Scapes and Fresh Tomatoes In Italy, you can find a garden anywhere there is a patch of soil, and in many areas, the growing season is nearly year round. It’s common to find an abunda...
Listen, Sarah, he said. We have to deal with this. Just...take it easy. We’ll talk about it some more tonight.
Apartment? There was so much she didn’t know, so much she wanted to learn but wouldn’t let herself
Savory Frittata Always use naturally nested eggs laid by uncaged chickens. The eggs taste better, and the chickens will thank you. 4 medium potatoes, scrubbed and diced fine 6 large, fresh eggs 1/ 4 c...
My dear, you are unhappy to the last inch of your shadow. I fear this state is so familiar to you that you no longer recognize it as unhappiness.
Romaine and Gorgonzola Salad Wash two heads of romaine lettuce in cold water, discarding the tough outer leaves. Shake dry and tear into bite-sized pieces. Add basil sprigs and cherry tomatoes, cut in...
No more taking the Lord’s name in vain or even in earnest.
I trust.
The human spirit could brave anything so long as there was some better future to believe in.
Maybe crying helped, he reflected, counting the squares of the grid that imprisoned him. Not crying was actually painful, an ache of pressure in his chest. Maybe girls cried because it let off the pre...
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