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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
tedium flow around her like lava
from Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
But from a young age, he had received the impression that this moodiness was a womanly trait, and if a man admitted to it, he should do so only in a paragraph about how he had overcome it, or how he intended to overcome it.
from Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
“‘For us, there is only the trying.’” “Yeah, I know,” said Leo. “‘The rest is none of our business.’” He knew that one! “But do you really get that? If things don’t go the way you want them to go, are you going to think you’re a failure?
from Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
Leo started the process, which would increase in period and intensity throughout the day, of telling himself that he was a loser and a failure.
from Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
What is it with the brutal lights in these hangar stores? she thought. It’s like living under a different sun.
from Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
spent all their energy protecting what little they had or avoiding persecution; there was nothing left over for hope.
from Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
he looked like a heavy kettle on a high shelf,
from Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
he was boxed in by a sociopath,
from Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
It looked like a slumber party zapped by an aging gun.
from Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
Panting and wading and grasping, the driven of the earth move across it in unflagging defense of their right to keep living.
from Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer