Sublime

lessons in her way of viewing

Well-run libraries are filled with people because what a good library offers cannot be easily found elsewhere: an indoor public space in which you do not have to buy anything in order to stay.

earliest

Optimism infused with nostalgia:

I couldn’t help but notice the placidity of a small, all-female household.

crazed buoyancy

I saw a new idea painted on her face like fresh lipstick.

My childhood took place in the widening gap.