Amber, you could never embarrass me." "Never?" she asked. "Never." "One time, I yelled across the store to Mom and asked her if she wanted the regular or the super-absorbent tampons. I added that, according to the box, the super-absorbent were for those heavy days. Then I asked her to rate her heaviness on a scale of one to ten." "Okay, you could." "Then while we were standing in line, I asked her why she was buying three boxes of Summer's Eve in the middle of winter." I set her at arm's length. "Wow." "I know, right? I had no idea a person could turn so red.
Darynda JonesThe point is, stories can be all lengths. Never underestimate the power of โless is more.
Darynda JonesBefore I tell you, I have to know three things," I said. "Okay." "One, are you sitting down?" "Yes." "Two, are you mentally stable?" "More than you'll ever be." Well, that was uncalled for. "And three, how do you spell schizophrenia?" "What does that have to do with anything?" "Nothing. I just wanted to see if you'd tell me.
Darynda JonesYou introduced me to Danger and Will Robinson, but you neglected to acquaint me with the other two.โ โFine,But you canโt make fun of their names. Theyโre very sensitive.โ โI would never.โ I pointed in the general vicinity of my left ovary, โThis is Beam Me Up.โ Then to my right. โAnd this is Scotty.
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