I Am Here," Eric Said. "and I

If It's Easy To Be Friendly She Will Be. If The Wind Blows The Other Way Her Friendship Will Be Gone. And I'm Thinking The Wind Is Blowing The Other Way. She Has Found Some Other Way To Be An Important Person In Her Own Right By Hating Others.

I'll Show Up At Every Classroom Open House And Teacher Conference,' She Said, Now In A Voice That Was Almost Frightening In Its Intensity. 'i'll Bake Brownies. My Child Will Have New Clothes. Her Shoes Will Fit. She'll Get Her Shots, And She'll Get Her Braces. We'll Start A College Fund Next Week. I'll Tell Her I Love Her Every Damn Day.' If That Wasn't A Great Plan For Being A Good Mother, I Couldn't Imagine What A Better One Could Be

The Last Time I Wore An Animal Hide; But This Time I Settled For This." Eric Had Been Wearing A Long Trench Coat. Now He Threw It Off Dramatically, And I Could Only Stand And Stare. Normally, Eric Was A Blue-jeans-and-t-shirt Kind Of Guy. Tonight, He Wore A Pink Tank Top And Lycra Leggings[...]they Were Pink And Aqua, Like The Swirls Down The Side Of Jason's Truck.

Only A Group Lack Of Imagination Could Account For People Not Wondering What Went On In The Dark Around Them.

Who Wants A Bag Of Bones?” He Said, With Absolute Sincerity. “i Don’t Want To Hurt Myself On The Sharp Edges Of The Woman I’m Bedding.