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Family Values
A lazy midwinter afternoon found Ames breaking her steady takeout-and-pizza diet in favor of a simple dinner of bacon and rice, the former of which she was flipping with her spatula while she hummed along to the music pumping through her earbuds. Suddenly, she felt the dull vibration of her phone against her hip. She glanced from the bacon-- done ( Read more... ) -
Space Monkey
When so few things things triggered the memory, it was easy for Ames to think that she'd gotten over that day. But then something-- a halter strap cinched too tight, perhaps, or a jacket buttoned one too high, or the heel of a foot holding all the flimsy veins and bones of her neck in thrall-- would make her breath catch and suddenly she was in ( Read more... ) -
Simple Gifts
The Saturday before Valentine's, Ames returned from running errands to find a bright pink bakery box sitting on her doormat.
Her first thought was to pick it up. Her second thought, which had paid just a bit more attention in class, led her to kneel on the floor of the hallway and (gently, gently) press her ear to the cardboard, listening for ( Read more... )
