Zero Competition

The good thing about being in the novel-writing business is that competition doesn't really exist. A book lover won't choose one book that has piqued curiosity over another--they will simply buy both.

So thank you

Sometimes I feel so itchy, like everything underneath my skin is too large and I need to run or stretch it out. Then I think of a hand--yours--on my back and I convince myself into calm.

Keys that Jangle

The neighbor is leaving again at 10:47 p.m. as I hear his keys jangle when he locks the door behind him.
I pretend he is you leaving to come see me every time.

Unrequited

Her hands are not large enough to play the piano. Still, a girl can dream.
 
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