“Why did every small separation still seem to echo a future goodbye?” — M. Pierce Divorce Copy Share Image
“She held the marble fast. I felt a surge of admiration for her, and dark gratitude.” — M. Pierce Admiration Copy Share Image
“You should really restrict these flights of fancy to your fiction, where I can redline them on grounds of verbosity and excessive… — M. Pierce Verbosity Copy Share Image
“Whatever Matt's problem was, I wanted to wrap my arms around him and snarl at the world until everything left him alone.… — M. Pierce Copy Share Image
“In you go, little bird. Get on your hands and knees. I'm going to take you from behind.” — M. Pierce Bird Copy Share Image
“I felt Matt exorcising his turmoil in the prose. Only a few people would know the truth of this fiction.” — M. Pierce Truth Copy Share Image
“Staring into the woods. In the half-light, he looked wild-an animal that would melt into the shadows ...” — M. Pierce Light Copy Share Image
“He loved her through every face of love. To her, the faces must have seemed like facades, but one continuous truth joined… — M. Pierce Faces Copy Share Image
“The memories were like ashes. No fire. Not even a spark. No other sex in my life had touched this level of… — M. Pierce Eroticism Copy Share Image
“I know you love to suck my dick Hannah, but I'll put it in your mouth when I want it there. You… — M. Pierce Copy Share Image
“Things I want to do with Hannah: dance, watch a movie, camp, swim, hike, bike, take a trip, build something, have a… — M. Pierce Movie Copy Share Image
“Night.Owl: So what are you wearing? Little.Bird: Lol! All the walls are coming down tonight... Night.Owl: Haha. God, sorry. I have no… — M. Pierce Creeper Copy Share Image
“ “I’m trying to teach you this mysterious skill, one that you seem to lack. It’s called how to say goodbye.” she… — M. Pierce Copy Share Image
“Always, Matt, always speaking to me from any mouth but your own. Don't you know that I love you? I see you… — M. Pierce Lies Copy Share Image
“You are always deceiving me, Always, Matt, always speaking to me from any mouth but your own. Don't you know that I… — M. Pierce Lies Copy Share Image
“While Hannah was busy positioning the laptop and shimmying out of her shorts and a thong, I pushed off my boxers and… — M. Pierce Copy Share Image
“there is no such thing as loneliness. There is only the idea of loneliness…what lines, and what a strange concept-that the fear… — M. Pierce Fear Copy Share Image
“My prose was clunky compared to his. I got hung up on diction and syntax; I agonized over every word. Matt's prose… — M. Pierce Language Copy Share Image
“We made love as the evening sun burned away We touched all of one another, tasted everything. We were slow, gentle, and… — M. Pierce Love Copy Share Image
“Will you do me a favor Matt?” “Anything.” “This is easy. Just repeat after me. ‘It was nice talking to you Hanna.… — M. Pierce Say goodbye Copy Share Image
“Matt had his back to the house and his hands braced against a black Lexus. Holy fuck. This was textbook sketchy. Black… — M. Pierce Abducted Copy Share Image