Laughter is the key that grace has arrived.

I accidentally forgot to graduate from college.

I cry intermittently, like a summer rain. I don't feel racked by the crying; in fact, it hydrates me. Then rage wells up in me, and I want to take a crowbar to all the cars in the neighborhood.

One line of dialogue that rings true reveals character in a way that pages of description can't.

Good writing is about telling the truth.

Or you might shout at the top of your lungs or whisper into your sleeve, "I hate you, God." That is a prayer too, because it is real, it is truth, and maybe it is the first sincere thought you've had in months.

Quiet, deep breath after any prayer is another form of Amen.