“We worked well together because I was quiet, fascinated by her stories of Wisconsin, which, as she told it, was not only the center of the universe but the place where all life began.” — Susan Power Copy Share Image
“Don’t you know you’re beautiful?” Fanny picked up one of my hands as casually as she would a teacup. “Look at this, look at these delicate bones, nails as glossy as porcelain. I can’t stand it.” She dropped my hand and fell back into her chair in one motion. “I think it’s that curl of a smile that finally does… — Susan Power Copy Share
“She had always been different, even when she tried not to be, unable to curb her curiosity which led her to read a great… — Susan Power Copy Share Image
“When I thought of them together, I saw my sister perched behind Philbert on a bucking Brahma bull. She wasn’t grasping her boyfriend around the waist but kept her seat by clenching her knees. Somewhere in the picture Philbert was tossed to the ground, but Evelyn clung to the animal’s back like a wood tick, dug in, ignoring Philert’s waving… — Susan Power Copy Share
“Margaret peered at her reflecion, moving the compact in a circle so she could see her entire face. She though she looked transparent as a baby crayfish in the Little Heart River. Maragret had never been a vain woman, one to consult each mirror she passed or smooth her hair as she caught her reflection in a storefront window. She… — Susan Power Copy Share
“Lake Michigan had tempted her. It was a clear emerald green, and she could see to the bottom. The sand looked soft.” — Susan Power Copy Share Image
“A permanent dull ache spread from my belly to my chest. I thought I could feel pinpricks of loneliness in the pads of my… — Susan Power Copy Share Image
“A vast mirror hung above his desk, its gilt frame a horror of twisted vines and sharp leaves, angry looking foliage. I thought of… — Susan Power Copy Share Image
“I’m your friend now,” she told Harley as she massaged his neck and shoulders. “I have plenty of soul to spare. I’m rubbing it… — Susan Power Copy Share Image
“We worked well together because I was quiet, fascinated by her stories of Wisconsin, which, as she told it, was not only the center… — Susan Power Copy Share Image
“You don’t let your feelings run around and jump into someone else’s hand.” Mercury made a fist. “You grab on to your own life… — Susan Power Copy Share Image
“She took to praying to Wakan Tanka, the Great Spirit of her childhood, who had not been a jealous God, she thought, but had… — Susan Power Copy Share Image
