Should 'sleep' be plural? No, sleep is an idea, like love, no s. So many decisions in a single simple sentence. Exhausting, this elaborate dance of words.

Y'all have a song?'H nods. 'Bất-tơ-phơ-lai de-lồ.''Butterfly yellow? You mean yellow butterfly.'H starts to explain but pulls out her notebook. The most prepared notetaker on earth.Bướm = butterfly, vàng = yellow.

People living on other's goodwillcannot afford political opinions.

The gray guilt had grown heavy, refusing to pause its relentless infusion into her joints and marrow. After all, it was her fault her brother was taken.

I hate being told I can't do something because I'm a girl!

Then by chance Mother learnssponsors prefer thosewhose applications say, "Christians."Just like thatMother amends our faith,saying all beliefsare pretty much the same.

How can we scramble away like rats, without honor, without dignity, when everyone must help rebuild the country?

No, Mr. Johnston doesn't have a horse, nor has he ever ridden one. What kind of a cowboy is he?

We glide and I feel as if I'm floating.