The nation was tearing itself apart over pro-life and pro-choice but completely ignored the problems of the kids who were already here. I mean, no schools, no work, no clue if they'd even have a future. They just went nuts!

He also keeps his silence when Bible passages become shredded to justify unwinding, and kids start to see the face of God in the fragments.

Touch is a freaky thing when you're not used to it. It makes you feel all kinds of things.

No," says Ariana. "It was a dream. Reality got in the way, that's all.

It comes with being sixteen," Mom said. "You teenagers, you go into a cocoon when you turn fifteen and don't come out for years." "So they become butterflies when they finally come out?" my little sister Christina asked. "No," Mom said. "They're still caterpillars, only now they're big fat caterpillars that smell.

What can fingerprints mean when they’re not necessarily yours?

We move in and out of darkness and light all our lives. Right now I'm pleased to be in the light.