“Joy imagines a fetus in handcuffs. Policemen on either side of it, leading it to its death, strapping it into a toaster-sized… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“He’s only ever wanted solace. To thrive in the crevices of existence, slip into the dark cracks of life and avoid the noise. But… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“It’s like Cesar Bolden is two men: The one on the inside evil incarnate. The one on the outside nothing more than a walking,… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“Because the worst hurt in the world is losing your father’s love. The worst hurt in the world is watching his eyes change when… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“This is no quick fix. There is no Band-aid big enough for his life.” — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“There’s something tragic about the way the moonlight hits her. It’s like tonight is hers. The black sky looking down and shaking its head.… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“All she needs in this life is a chance at a better life, and to get that she works, she sacrifices, she tells her… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“Dee readies the Ruger to fire. He looks down the sights and finds the back of the young officer’s head. This is power. To… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“But it’s like the pulse of their marriage is gone, it’s flat lined, and a “good day” is nothing more than a jolt back… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“Her mother wears it in her eyes: the grief, the regrets, the guilt. She has the body of a twenty-year-old. Eyes like she’s fifty.… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“Joy Green has that beast in her. That thing that devours. That greedy parasitic whisper that resides in the bones. And it’s just getting… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
