
Old Flame


His life was so pungent and real. He seemed to have no trouble recalling his plans from a couple weeks ago, while mine had become very vague to me. I was like those poorly attached kids who would sit in any mom’s lap at the potluck, whereas Davey had been thoroughly, perhaps overly, loved, and so Claire had stayed in focus. His restraint wasn’t a f
... See moreMiranda July • All Fours

Peter and Margot sat at a sidewalk table, both facing out toward the streets of lower Manhattan. From this angle, their similarities would be clear to passerby. They both had long, aquiline noses and dirty blond hair, but Peter was pale and freckled and Margot tanned deeply in the summer. She had a sudden flash of an August breakfast like this one,... See more
Tom Lake: The Sunday Times bestseller - a BBC Radio 2 and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick
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