Monday, October 30, 2006
718.
Show me exactly how the heart, the mind and the body is linked, and I will show you the essence of man.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
713.
They flipped the switch and expected the light to come on, like magic. And when it didn't, they looked at each other with blank faces.
710.
He looked back at where he came from. It was barren without a drop of water. How could he go back?
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
709.
Her friend told her that she had been out of sorts the last few weeks and she was surprised, because she hadn't noticed.
708.
And these were the markers of the places they made up: a k-bird, a fruitbat, and a bolster who read all day long.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Monday, October 16, 2006
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Monday, October 09, 2006
697.
She explained how to do a complicated, contorted exercise to strengthen the ITB over the phone -- "with one leg on a step, swing the hip back and forth" -- which made her friend laugh and forget her blues.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
696.
So she filled the silence with her own story, shared a thousand times over, until all meaning had been squeezed out: a dry, drained muslin cloth.
694.
Her eyes reddened and she said, "Yes, God spoke to me once before, but that one... very sad." And then she kept quiet.