“I'm Penryn. I'm named after an exit off Interstate 80." "Nice." They nod as if to say they understand what it's like… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“My mother hums a haunting melody, one that I think she made up. She used to sing it to us when she… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“I shove the horrible, screaming images in my head into the dark, silent place in my mind that is getting deeper and… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“Penryn? Who are you talking to?” My mother sounds almost frantic now. “Just my own personal demon, Mom. Don’t worry. He’s just… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“…"Penryn, who are you talking to?" My mother sounds almost frantic now. "Just my own personal demon, Mom.Don't worry.He's just a little… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“I hate it when she does that. There’s nothing more humiliating than being smacked by your crazy mother in front of your… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“We now play a permanent game of I-am-crazier-and-scarier-than-you. And in that game, my mother is our secret weapon.” — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“As far as I can tell, a leader ends up doing all the worrying and still needs to pitch in for the regular work.… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“I'm Penryn. I'm named after an exit off Interstate 80." "Nice." They nod as if to say they understand what it's like to have… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“So long as you don't bleed in the shape of wing joints, you should pass for human. Oh, and don't let anyone pick you… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“If we get separated there’s not much hope of us ever meeting anywhere, but I need to keep up the pretense of hope because… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“He runs his finger tips along my cheek, caressing my face. “Hush. I’m right here.” He looks at me with deep anguish in his… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“It could get them all burned.” Then he adds in a whisper, almost to himself, “But the fire can be tempting.” — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“What if they don’t let us go through?” I ask, trying not to move my lips. “They will,” he answers from the dark recesses… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“My litter sister looks up at me. Mom was right. Her eyes are the same as they've always been. Brown eyes fringed with long… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“If you help me find my sister, you can have these back. I saved them for you." "Thanks," he croaks, surveying the wings. "They'll… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“There's no eye shadow so i just smear a tiny bit of the mascara around my eyes for that sultry emphasis” — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“Big words from a guy who's trussed up like a turkey. What are you going to do, wobble over here like an upside- down… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
