“Tree limbs boasted fresh baby buds and smiled at the brush strokes spread across the sky.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“A thin yellow curtain hung in front of the corner window as boney tree limbs tapped on the glass like an unwelcome visitor. Despite the tiny buds on the trees outside, the branch at this particular window was still bare.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“She didn’t quite know how to translate faces; so she wondered about Jerry, but that’s all she could do.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“In a brief, surreal moment, she could see the young man he used to be in his smile.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“She sat on the stoop alone, gazing up at an infinite sky as it held her and pushed her away all at once.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“For a brief moment, the rusted steel beams above her sparkled like stars.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“She looked up and saw the right angles of time above her as the clock hit three.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“For the life of me, I don’t understand these bumper stickers. I would think, the more you believe in something, the less you’d want… — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you don’t get to close one door before another opens. We’re not all given that luxury, for closure.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“A girl?" Her mother looked at her, curiously, as if the word were unknown to her; ancient and puzzling as an artifact behind a… — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
“Fear swallowed her, deep and dark as the ocean and she sank into it.” — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
