If you never saw the stars, candles were enough.

Sean looks at me then, his eyes bright, in a way that makes me feel out of sorts. I glare back.

Delia was an overbearing cake with condescending frosting, and frankly, I was on a diet.

Right now, it's hard to imagine that it is raining anywhere in the world.

In the night, I've shrunk and everyone else on the island has grown. They're all nine feet tall and men and I'm four feet and a child. Dove, too, is a toy or possibly a dog as I lead her through the throngs of people.

I lost a horse today.' 'That sounds careless. What happened?' 'She jumped off a cliff.' 'A cliff! Is that normal?

I can tell you that as a writer and as a reader, I regard character as king. Or queen. No matter how riveting the action or interesting the plot twists, if I don't feel like I'm meeting someone who feels real, I'm not going to be compelled to read further.