When I was born, my mother counted all ten of my fingers and all ten…

take comfort: the birds will continue chirping tomorrow, a melodious tune

None of them moved. Virgo cawed against the wind and it only roared louder against him. Land, you must land, you must land, you must land, the birds gasped.

I’m afraid the girls in our family learn about the birds and the bees before the ABCs. Learn about how birds swoop. Learn about how bees sting.

It had been thirty years since she’d travelled back to where she had endured the…

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so I tread lightly and speak softly / lest my mouth open / and my speech cut through the air

To go from enforced silence to this; I feel winded. Remember, it is two days later and I am still hoarse. 

I turned the oven onto high and smiled sweetly at him burning in his box. Merry Christmas, you nasty little thing!

“It’s a funny thing, isn’t it, to smile when you’re asked to?” Ayani began to take pictures.