There is no remedy for death--or birth--except to hug the spaces in between. Live loud. Live wide. Live tall.

...crushed between the fears of going forward and the dread of going back.

Secrets are like pregnancies hereabouts. You can hide them for a while but then they will start screaming.

There is no remedy for death--or birth--except to hug the spaces in between. Live loud. Live wide. Live tall.

I was captivated by Sherrie Flick's meticulous and intelligent study of Margaret and Vivette, and the men they share. Reconsidering Happiness is a courageously intimate novel about the young women of modern America, their friendships, their betrayals, and their anxious cravings for everything from sex to pastry.

Try pitching a story of happiness to your editors and their toes are going to curl up.

There's solace in the thought that I will never finish missing her.