Fear sits and smiles and is predatory, immobile and silent and serene; an observer who conserves his energy and is content to wait.

When you're a teenager and you're in love, it's obvious to everyone but you and the person you're in love with.

The story of how I left Huckleberry begins -- as do all worthy stories -- with a goat

Part of what makes us human is what we mean to other people, and what people mean to us.

If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladder.

I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife's grave. Then I joined the army.

I am not responsible for actions of the imaginary version of me you have inside your head.