I brought Sammy inside and put him to bed. Said his prayer with him. โโNow I lay me down to sleepโฆโโ To me, just random noise. Gibberish. I wasnโt sure exactly what it was, but I felt that, when it came to God, there was a broken promise in there somewhere.
Rick YanceyThen I strip the pants away from each leg, like peeling a banana. That's it, the perfect metaphor: peeling a banana.
Rick YanceyThe doctor frowned upon drinking and often expressed wonderment at men who willingly made imbeciles of themselves.
Rick YanceySome things you can never leave behind. They don't belong to the past. They belong to you.
Rick YanceyMy first favourite book was Are You My Mother? A picture book about a lost bird. After that my favourites changed almost yearly. I loved everything by Roald Dahl, but my favourite was probably Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A librarian gave me a first edition of that book, which I treasure.
Rick Yancey