It was silly, wasn't it? But the singing made it not silly.

absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird

one of the best and the most painful things about time traveling has been the opportunity to see my mother alive.

…she smiles in an exhausted but warm sort of way, as though she is a brilliant sun in some other galaxy

Mama said, "Dreams are different to real life but important too."

He looks sad. Or maybe that's just how he looks when he isn't doing something else with his face.

Everything seems simple until you think about it.