Sublime

even those items that are purely utilitarian as things that bring us joy.

I’m going to keep stuffing Stella’s pantry with whole-grain bread and protein bars and actual real-life fruit, because Cup O’ Noodles and Oreos aren’t a reasonable diet. I’m going to dance with her in the kitchen, her bare feet stepping on my toes every other step. Cook her ravioli and manicotti and garlic bread with extra cheese, because her face

Dieter Rams.

as Stephen King has said, “kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.”