“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 take the most precious thing a man has. To have that choice, squeeze or don’t squeeze,… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“The gunshots became louder after Joey died. Isaac’s been hearing them on the southeast side for years, but before Joey was murdered they were nothing more than loud snaps in the night. Now they are real. Bullets that hit something.… — 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
“Maybe he needs to cut ties entirely, let her chaos loose, free that beast in her and let her be devoured.” — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“The delivery room is cold and it has a view of the city. A view of smokestacks and snow-kissed rooftops. An industrial grid of… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
“He starts to tell Isaac about his sobriety, but something stops him. Like if he speaks the words aloud he’ll jinx it. Like he’ll… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
