“There were bright balloons flying on both sides of the porch announcing the specialness of this day. It was what balloons did best, staying useful only for the amount of time your celebration lasted, physical symbols of that blast of… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“You sure are willing to go through a lot for cigarette smoking and hand holding, " I said. "You need to try and remember that.” — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“I plunged into him, kissing him like I was flame and he was wood, our tongues igniting” — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, I am only myself. I am scared and alone and unsure, but I am practicing. I am scared and alone and unsure, but… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“There were bright balloons flying on both sides of the porch announcing the specialness of this day. It was what balloons did best, staying… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“Maybe we were too broken to put back together. Maybe we’d been too broken to ever put together in the first place.” — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“I read the following: Three local girls arrested in connection with area-wide drug-distribution ring, caught en route to the Collinsville South High Prom. "Your… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“I ran toward the solitude of the dressing room. Of course, the full length mirror would have it's own disappointments, but I would take… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“Ginny yelled through her megaphone as we worked, telling us to view the trash we picked up as a gathering of all the souls… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“I used to be nice, but nice was boring. Nice hadn’t gotten me anywhere.” — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“Connor put himself between his wife and me, then put his arms around both of us. I elbowed him. "I was forced to agree… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“If snowflakes are like people, how is anyone lucky enough to find anyone in this world.” — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
