Jordan tattoos the words "forgive me" in thick black letters down the inside of his arm so that when he looks at his wrist he will remember not to hate himself so much. What he keeps forgetting is that there is life after survival.

You're not the only piece of patchwork birds can pull worms from.

The best songs are the ones about Georgia, even though I've never been there. It's the only place I still believe in Jesus.

You can call me an angry ghost when I'm gone, or laugh into my disposition. But my mom will still see me as her wide-eyed wanderer out behind the garage inventing ways to fend off dog attacks that will probably never happen.

If we were created in God’s image, then when God was a child he smushed fire ants with his fingertips and avoided tough questions.

Love makes no mistakes.

But I still show up for gentleman practice in the company of lead dancers, hoping their grace will get stuck in my shoes.