“She is either the trickster god of the desert or a divine messenger. Neither option is welcome, especially now.”

“In the spring of 2020, when the lockdown began, Liz still owned the ax that broke down her childhood front door…”

“Even if it’s just a small piece of me, it’s good practice for the trillions of years yet to pass in which I will not exist.”

“The balloon continued to expand until it was big enough for me to crawl inside and curl up like an embryo in a green rubber womb.”

“She watched him trot to the bathroom naked and thought of how strange his body looked. His four hairy legs were twice the size of her arms.”

“She wonders what curse this is, to swing from life to life, grief to grief, with no control.”