Whenever he spoke you would inevitably hear a faint muttered “cunt” off in the distance.
Yesterday: the temperature dropped to 97—the 42nd straight day it has topped 90 degrees.
Metropolitan Forecast: Intense heat and humidity will prevail once again across the region. Wednesday will continue hot and humid. Readings near 100 degrees. Thurs, same. Fri, same.
Horoscope: The best of all worlds may be offered to you soon
Pity, that is to say, empathy tinged with ridicule.
He’d given up hope long ago. The problem was that it kept coming back.
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A few times a month I take the empty gun from the drawer and hold it to my temple. If someone asked why, I’d probably come up with something about “clearing the mind.” The truth is, I just like the way it feels.
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Last week for the first time I took a bullet from the cigar box, loaded it into the chamber and gave it a spin before holding the gun to my head. I can’t describe the surge of adrenaline as I visualized pulling the trigger.
Whether nothing matters, or everything matters, it matters.
The wind, always present, but only its effects visible.
Her family was small and she had no real friends. She supposed that if her parents had thought about it they would have considered her a disappointment. Yet somehow her heart was still bursting with the sadness and joy of living, a sensation so painful that she sought oblivion by any means available.
Birds invented music; flowers invented art.
Auction Highlights: Aside from a significant amount of water damage, bullet holes and general wear, the painting is not of particular interest.
The best thing about God was all the money.
The trail of wreckage he left in his wake conformed precisely to the contours of his inner damage.
Attempting to escape the feeling is worse than the feeling itself.
As his senses aged and became less acute, they also became less convincing.
