Something about telling that story made my gut grow back together." What?" Oh, nothing. Just thinking out loud." That's who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of." The people who've been in your secret hiding places." The people you bite your thumb in front of." Hi." Hi."..."..." Wow. My first Lindsey." My second Colin." That was fun. Let's try it again." Sold."..."..."..."...

An Abundance of Katherines (ed. Dutton Childrens Books, 2006)