We'll abduct Garian. Or Jason." "And—?" "And dump them into the ocean. Nobody would ever pay a ransom for them.
Sherwood SmithWhy did I laugh at his sorry, bedraggled appearance? Because ridiculousness made a repellant situation more bearable.
Sherwood SmithExcept. What is normal at any given time? We change just as the seasons change, and each spring brings new growth. So nothing is ever quite the same.
Sherwood SmithDespite how entertaining certain stories were, at the bottom of every item of gossip there was someone getting hurt.
Sherwood SmithWhen people first discover beauty, they tend to linger. Even if they don’t at first recognize it for what it is.
Sherwood SmithIt would have been funny if I had been an observer and not a participant, an idea that gave me a disconcerting insight into gossip. As I walked beside the silent Tamara, I realized that despite how entertaining certain stories were, at the bottom of every item of gossip there was someone getting hurt.
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