“That’s a relief,” he says. “I thought you were ignoring me.”
You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
“So you decided to show up and throw rocks at my window?”
He holds back a grin. “What can I say…I’m annoying.”
Quotes
(Herschel, a legendary figure in the history of astronomy, made numerous important discoveries, including Uranus and its two moons, but also believed the sun was inhabited, along with all the other planets and stars. He speculated that the sun’s surface was actually cool enough to support life; only the outer solar atmosphere was hot.)
The Year Without Summer by William K Klingaman
Interesting thought, Herschel
By the time the volcano finally subsided, Tambora had released an estimated one hundred cubic kilometers of molten rock as ash and pumice—enough to cover a square area one hundred miles on each side to a depth of almost twelve feet—making it the largest known volcanic eruption in the past 2,000 years.
The Year Without Dinner by William AKlingaman
The worst
And now, it seems I’ve managed to smile and nod my way into potentially being mauled by a puma.
The Puma Years by Laura Coleman
Smile and nod
I feel easier every day, but I don’t know if there are enough days in the world for this to feel normal. I don’t know if I want there to be.
The Puma Years by Laura Coleman
Don’t get easy
Continue reading “The selfish parent”She liked that book about French parenting, but Gust was horrified at the idea of sleep training Harriet at three months, the idea of prioritizing their adult needs. The ethos of that book was selfish.
“I’m ready to be unselfish,” Gust said. “Aren’t you?”
The School For Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
The selfish parent
Continue reading “A chuckle for folks familiar with Gawain”“What did you observe of him?” I ask Lancelot. “Sir Gawain?”
“He considers it for a second, shrugging his shoulders. “He’s green, but he has promise, I suppose.”
Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian
A chuckle for folks familiar with Gawain
“You could at least pretend to care.”
“I care.” Red’s fingers tensed on her knees. “It just doesn’t make a difference.”
For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
Futility
Look, just because something isn’t working doesn’t mean it’s broken. You just have to want to fix it.”
Memorial by Bryan Washington
Fixing it
broken hearts strip vocabularies down to their raw bones
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
