Sublime

“Dezzy!” Tovah said, recognized the girl now. She sank to a knee, which was not only the proper way to address children but a nifty evasive maneuver vis-à-vis their crypto-creepy progenitors.

tetrachromat,

Tess had organized: four days of spa appointments and chardonnay lunches in Napa, plus shopping for Ellie’s wine cellar with an eye toward vintages that would age well. Ellie held a deeply rooted conviction that the three of them should and would always be equally close. She expected that Tess and Joline would see

“Nobody asks to be born,” Tess said, staring at the enormous mammal, “or to be born again.” “There’s such loneliness in being the last of your kind,” Luke said.