Please may this not be a game. Please may this not be a game. Because if it’s a game, I know I’m going to lose.

Let’s make plans,” I ventured. And Sofia smiled and said, “No, let’s leave it to chance.

gravity, n. I imagine you saved my life. And then I wonder if I'm just imagining it.

I don’t want to throw everything away for something uncertain.

Our lives change. Our feelings for each other change. Our bearings change. The song changes. The air changes. The temperature of the shower changes. Accept this. We must accept this.

The most understandable thing in the world should be how minutes lead to hours, how hours lead to days, how days can make a year. And yet, this neat progression can still be surprising.

scapegoat, n. I think our top two are: 1. Not enough coffee. 2. Too much coffee.