“On the very tip of his tongue is his Firerancher. Thin as tissue paper, it looks like the moon in the daytime sky. Suddenly love is looming over the car, as big and invisible as the ghost mountains of the… — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share Image
“This is where the pivotal events of my childhood unfolded, while I ate banana and root beer Popsicles, two by two, tucking the sticks… — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share
“We sit silently in our living room. He watches the mute television screen and I watch him. The planes and ridges of his face… — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share
“The way everything seems to be working out right now, I wouldn't be surprised if I ended up dead before the night is over.” — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share
“Sometimes when you're cruel to others, it's because you've gotten yourself into a situation you can't get out of.” — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share
“In addition to Linda and me, there's a brother, a strange little guy named Bradley, obsessed with his own cowboy boots. He paces areound… — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share
“On the very tip of his tongue is his Firerancher. Thin as tissue paper, it looks like the moon in the daytime sky. Suddenly… — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share
“Instead of slapping her head, I do what they tell you to do: count to ten. Only I do it the gifted way: 123+456+789+10.… — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share
“In the dresser mirror, my face looks the same, but I feel something happening around me, some change as palpable as weather. Stuck in… — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share
“...within the souls of the awkward and the overlooked often burns something radiant.” — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share
“It feels weird right at this moment to not be anybody's sidekick. Hard to explain, but when I look at the moon, it seems… — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share
