“She let go and yet for the first time did not feel she was giving up.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“Her letter bled from word to word, in three sour sentences.” — Abby Slovin Language Copy Share Image
“I can’t even think about words because the sunset stole them all.” — Abby Slovin Language Copy Share Image
“Like a palindrome, like the way a perfect day should be.” — Abby Slovin Perfect day Copy Share Image
“Tree limbs boasted fresh baby buds and smiled at the brush strokes spread across the sky.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“What a world, she thought, where you could at one moment be under a cloud and the next, right in the heart… — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“This was what Parker had learned early on about disappointment; its sting lasts only in the beginning, only until the body goes… — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“She smiled, not because she felt confident that she could think of a solution, but for the gratitude that she wasn’t quite… — Abby Slovin Gratitude Copy Share Image
“Love was something that sat comfortably in her dreams, so she never fully expected it to materialize.” — Abby Slovin Dreams Copy Share Image
“Parker let the letter drop to the floor, an act she often criticized in movies for its melodrama.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“She looked up at me with a look that told me everything, gave me a glimpse of everything I would be missing… — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“The streets were awash with blues and grays – suspended in the air, bouncing off buildings, reflecting off car windows – as… — Abby Slovin Brooklyn Copy Share Image
“Winter's my favorite...The best parts are the coats and sweaters. Hugging all the warmth back in.” — Abby Slovin Warmth Copy Share Image
“A thin yellow curtain hung in front of the corner window as boney tree limbs tapped on the glass like an unwelcome… — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“Even with the windows up she could smell the thick, spiky aroma of cut grass and the distant hum of a lawnmower… — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“At a time when Parker might have craved the comfort of certainty, she instead held tight to her wavering thoughts; To the… — Abby Slovin Adventure Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, we have to change the way we see things in order to see the way they truly are. We have to… — Abby Slovin Change Copy Share Image
“For the life of me, I don’t understand these bumper stickers. I would think, the more you believe in something, the less… — Abby Slovin Faith Copy Share Image
“Parker and her mother exchanged small talk like a pair of strangers in an elevator. What a nice day it was and… — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“Parker, I'm old," She said matter-of-factly. "I get away with these things." She continued to wave and smile wildly. "People treat me… — Abby Slovin Funny Copy Share Image
“The smell of burning firewood and the molding of organic, earthy substances reminded her of jumping wildly into the enormous leaf piles… — Abby Slovin Autumn Copy Share Image
“Parker fixated on the envelope's precise penmanship as she lifted it. Her grandmother rarely took the time to write her own name… — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“For a brief moment, the rusted steel beams above her sparkled like stars.” — Abby Slovin Time Copy Share Image
“She was now on her way to an old world that was nothing but new to her.” — Abby Slovin Old world Copy Share Image
“The likeness she had been searching for was on her face the whole time.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“In a brief, surreal moment, she could see the young man he used to be in his smile.” — Abby Slovin Surreal Copy Share Image
“It’s a leap of faith to think that being anonymous will change anything.” — Abby Slovin Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Fear swallowed her, deep and dark as the ocean and she sank into it.” — Abby Slovin Fear Copy Share Image
“Her past was finally speaking to her in a language she understood.” — Abby Slovin Language Copy Share Image
“She looked up and saw the right angles of time above her as the clock hit three.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“The apartment was merely a collection of looted, hollowed out shades of paint.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“The honesty of her plain skin was striking without foundation.” — Abby Slovin Heart Copy Share Image