I eat my Oreos with relish. No—I mean I relish in the Oreos I eat.

When I was on earth I was a pretty good kid. I only got drunk when I needed to get drunk.

I point my camera towards B. Lovely and she is sitting on the curb.

and on and on and on and on they ran, the Merry Men, running from a hundred and one arrows bought with taxes stolen twice over…

You’ve been dreading this day since the moment you found out you were pregnant—perhaps even before.

Hitting up homes peopled by those with nothing much to lose was an easy score. The less you had, the less likely you were to defend it. But this home was different. Its residents had a lot to lose and the will to fight for it.

The most entertaining thing about Miguel is that when he was 13 he dislocated his shoulder playing basketball and can now pop it in and out of place. There is nothing particularly interesting about Miguel.

And then he feels that familiar sensation of drifting—when his body untethers from the material world and he soon dissolves into a fine, floating mist that evaporates into the atmosphere.

Darkness always follows.

Ever since your son brought you here, things have been different. He was crying when he dropped you off. You still don’t know why.

The young boy goes to bed and kisses his mother goodnight. He goes to bed and closes his eyes and wishes his family good sleep.