I am standing here in the shed, and I'm waiting to see if my seeds are going to poke out ofthe dirt. I don't know if it's too early to look for signs of life or if, this time, winter has claimed my family for good.

“He's a pit bull," Adam said."I know some really nice pit bulls.""He's the kind …”

“Blue. My name's Blue Sargent.''Blair?''Blue.''Blaize?'Blue sighed. 'Jane.”

“I was thinking lots of things, but most of them needed to stay thoughts, not wo…”

“the intermittent breeze carried her scent to me again and again , singing in an…”