I'm the final clause in a periodic sentence, and that sentence begins a long time ago, in another language, and you to read it from the beginning to get to the end, which is my arrival.

You used to be able to tell a person's nationality by the face. Immigration ended that. Next you discerned nationality via the footwear. Globalization ended that.

He had the feeling that there was something physically behind his eyes, blocking the light.

There is a small window of opportunity for freckled girls to tan.

Grief is natural,' she said. 'Overcoming it is a matter of choice.

Some cities have fallen into ruin and some are built upon ruins but others contain their own ruins while still growing.

Scars crossed her welded wrists.