Seek within, for the answer cannot be found without.

“Time seemed to drag with dreamlike slowness, like a knife through cold honey, a…”

“Instead it yanks on a worm wiggling in the loosened soil. Its feathers shimmer …”

“For as long as she can remember, telling stories has been her momma's gift to t…”

“She loves the smell of his fur, all warm and musky and cat-spit clean.”