“Every time I think about that girl, my mind commits a sin.” — Jake Vander Ark Catholic Copy Share Image
“But in the end, black can never be white, one plus one must always equal two, and Mara Lynn was a normal… — Jake Vander Ark Beauty Copy Share Image
“…girls were like poems: weird, incomprehensible and boring, but those “in the know” assured me that they were beautiful.” — Jake Vander Ark Beauty Copy Share Image
“William looked up... through his tears... past the catwalk and lights... past the sky... through the dark and clouds and stars and… — Jake Vander Ark Obsession Copy Share Image
“most suicidal teens are different; they’re tempted to kill themselves. with me, i know i need to die; i should be killed… — Jake Vander Ark Suicidal Copy Share Image
“When he did think—when his brain began the slow chugging of rusty gears—the only thoughts that came were unspeakable things like, what’s… — Jake Vander Ark Children Copy Share Image
“94 was a good year to be twelve. Star Wars still had two more years as Box Office King, cartoons were still… — Jake Vander Ark 90s Copy Share Image
“She had a woman’s swagger at twelve-and-a-half. Hair: strawberry-blonde, and I vaguely recall a daisy in the crook of her ear. She… — Jake Vander Ark Brown eyes Copy Share Image
“it was unmatched life experience that bestowed in her eyes the sultry gleam that separates women from girls. although she viewed her… — Jake Vander Ark Crazy life Copy Share Image
“sometimes life isn’t worth the pain. i’m going for a swim. goodbye, my love.” — Jake Vander Ark Death Copy Share Image
“The night seemed suddenly defiled by the absence of music, as if the silence itself was injecting a sickness that only another… — Jake Vander Ark Coming of age Copy Share Image
“his stubble was cut smooth. he smelled of aftershave, dry deodorant and sex-tarnished bedsheets. those eyes--grey, strong, inlaid beneath a firm brow… — Jake Vander Ark Dark-romance Copy Share Image
“What’s so beautiful about girls?” I would implore. And the secret society of adults would reply with a smirk and wink as… — Jake Vander Ark Coming of age Copy Share Image
“Any earthly production would have been cancelled at the slightest suggestion of rain, but this was William’s Stage—it was William’s call—and if… — Jake Vander Ark Children Copy Share Image
“Someday they would discover that the stars were not sacred, but made from the same material as their bodies. They would learn… — Jake Vander Ark Astronomy Copy Share Image
“Judge that boy if you must; for debauchery, for objectifying innocence... but before you finalize your verdict, oh innocent reader, I beg… — Jake Vander Ark Beauty Copy Share Image
“A multitude of harlequin lifeforms bobbed and twirled and played in the depths of the Atlantic. Pink cucumbers with thorny backs. Algae.… — Jake Vander Ark Animals Copy Share Image
