Because they do burn leaves here, the older folks do, and I remember now that I love it and always have. The way fall feels at night because of it, because of the crackling sound and walking around the sidewalks, like when you're a kid, and kicking those soft piles, and seeing smoke from backyards and Mr. Kilstrap standing over the metal drum with the holes in the top, the sparking embers at his feet.


Dare Me: A Novel (ed. Reagan Arthur Books, 2012) - ISBN: 9780316203234

Megan Abbott Quotes

Because they do burn leaves here, the older folks do, and I remember now that I love it and always have. The way fall feels at night because of it,...

Because they do burn leaves here, the older folks do, and I remember now that I love it and always have. The way fall feels at night because of it,...

Because they do burn leaves here, the older folks do, and I remember now that I love it and always have. The way fall feels at night because of it,...

Because they do burn leaves here, the older folks do, and I remember now that I love it and always have. The way fall feels at night because of it,...