Sublime

Once, when tensions are especially high, Elaine volunteers, “I’ll work extra hard to make up some of the missing time.” You are about to correct her when, fortunately, Joe looks her in the eye and says, “When once you proceed down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.”

“Liberty,” boomed Wednesday, as they walked to the car, “is a bitch who must be bedded on a mattress of corpses.”

There was Harvey in his chair smoking a pipe. One big happy family. He watched as Danny walked inside and Albert asked him something, then came to the window and looked out. He waved a hand and mouthed Get the fuck in here. If he hadn’t been so drunk, Roy would have slid over, started the car, and backed all the way up that dirt road. Instead he