As anyone who's ever contracted it knows, lies are an infectious disease. They slip under the almond slivers of your fingernails and into your bloodstream.

“Until then she hadn't considered that there was a trade off, that she might not…”

“The wine- it made her limbs loose and liquid, made her feel that a hummingbird …”

“Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label …”

“never trust a man who wears a pinkie ring. . . the only jewelry a guy should we…”