“To Madeline, This subtle second self Sheaf of me Can do more than you ever could. Like you, it can leave And… — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
“I keep telling myself That you’re just a girl. Another leaf blown across my path Destined to pass on And shrivel into… — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
“She glanced down at the contents of her plate. Just tell him what it is. Simple. Look at it and say what… — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
“She wanted to touch him, to throw her arms around him — but something held her back. Maybe it was the fear… — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
“I told you you’d come," said a nearby voice, one Isobel knew well. "You said you would." (…) "You shouldn’t have, though,"… — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
“He opened his palm and saw that the watch remained. Still there. Still real. Varen looked up at the figure that stood… — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
“Much like books, she could tell how voiceless things had provided a brand of companionship more compatible to his nature than human… — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
“So." [Isobel] cleared her throat. "What are we doing?" "We," [Varen] said at last, "are doing a project on Poe." "Didn't he… — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
“For the briefest moment, they came face to face. Their eyes locked. Then he broke the stare, swiveled, sank into a sitting… — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
“He brushed his thumb across her lips. “I guess you're not as easy to forget as we'd hoped.” — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
“Isobel moved farther into the kitchen, not knowing whether to be relieved that her mother hadn't had an atomic meltdown, or mortified… — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
