The world according to Bubba is simple - if it aggravates you, stop it. By whatever means necessary.

The world according to Bubba is simple - if it aggravates you, stop it. By whatever means necessary.

He wondered if this was what clinical depression felt like, a total numbness, a weary lack of hope.

Happiness comes in moments, & then it's gone until the next time. Could be years. But sadness settles it.

... scarred by wisdom she'd never asked for.

Visitation Street is urban opera writ large. Gritty and magical, filled with mystery, poetry and pain, Ivy Pochoda’s voice recalls Richard Price, Junot Diaz, and even Alice Sebold, yet it’s indelibly her own.

I loved this woman the way you love ... well, nothing," he said, a note of suprise in his voice. "You can’t compare that kind of love to anything, can you? It’s its own unique gift.