the relationship between people knot so easily, there needs to be a person skilled at working free the threads. Sometimes, though, the only way to extricate a tangle is to cut it out and start fresh.

“Turn around, and the people you thought you knew might change. Your little boy …”

“The gun slipped on Emily's temple, and he suddenly knew that if she killed hers…”

“By definition, love made you better than good enough; it redefined perfection t…”

“He gently touched his mother's cheek, felt her sorrow slip over his fingertips.”