“These men, as she often muttered to friend Eleanor Topping, the two of them pressed together like sisters, their friendship filling in for the matrimonial gaps. These men, romantically isolated, secretly tortured, became like lighthouses flashing their treacherous shallows. Stay… — David Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Our oldest friends, their faces, never really change, as we both travel at the same speed of life. Parents and children are different. They help us measure our existence, like the clock on the wall or the watch on our… — David Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Grace commanded the second pew, her whole family jammed together, the six of them sour yet insistent, like the richest people flying coach, while… — David Gilbert Copy Share Image
“It is easy to love a woman, it is in nature, but art to love a man, and a profound art to want to… — David Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Andy wondered if Jesus was once a supreme embarrassment to his Father, this hippie carpenter who ran around with the freak crowd until finally… — David Gilbert Copy Share Image
“A brief silence followed, everyone smiling with no direction, one of those awkward moments where families realize they are essentially a collection of strangers… — David Gilbert Copy Share Image
“These men, as she often muttered to friend Eleanor Topping, the two of them pressed together like sisters, their friendship filling in for the… — David Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Our oldest friends, their faces, never really change, as we both travel at the same speed of life. Parents and children are different. They… — David Gilbert Copy Share Image
