“It was only out on the cold street...that Riley began to feel the full loss of his father. Poppa, he thought, Oh Poppa. He'd grieved him since Christmas when he first took ill...but it was here now, an empty place… — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
“I would not have dreamed back then, could never have imagined, that one day I would be a childless mother too.” — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
“It was Aunt Lovey's belief that all ordinary people led extraordinary lives, but just didn't notice.” — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
I hum some secret place into being, thinking of this other me, the one that only I can see, a girl called She, who… — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
If heaven is tolerant and writers are allowed (bunch of liars though they are), I wonder if they gather for coffee to ponder the… — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
Evidence tells that black and Latina woman are more accepting of curves, and that's a good thing. — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
I'm not alone in having obese people in my circle and in my family. I have loved morbidly obese people, and I don't approach… — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
“You think about these words final last never a lot, and there are not many things, when you come right down to it, that… — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
“Before she closed her eyes tonight, Rose said she regretted that she has not done something heroic in her life. Well, it's not like… — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
Write,' she said, 'as if you'll never be read. That way you'll be sure to tell the truth. — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
I feel, holding books, accommodating their weight and breathing their dust, an abiding love. I trust them, in a way that I can't trust… — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
When we talk about God, I think what most of us mean is some greater thing, some higher power that can help us access… — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
“The final picture in the album was of Aunt Lovey and Uncle Stash, their black-and-white wedding photo. I hated that their picture came last,… — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
