She felt her most recent lovers lay like dumb victims along her thighs.

“Bruised, she spent the night with him; bruised, too, he held her as close as he…”

“Before our vacation, the idea of keeping a diary and scribbling my thoughts on …”

“His was cancer of the left lung; she had lost two breasts. Her grey eyes narrow…”

“She said he looked better. He insisted it wasn't true. Then both were silent. T…”