“This isn’t some soft, sad Subway sandwich. The bread has integrity and the filling is the consistency of the most robust tuna salad Susie has ever seen, rich from the ratio of mayo but counterbalanced by the crunch of blitzed banana peppers. It tastes like a late night snack and lazy lunch all wrapped into one.”

“With O.J. there was an abyss of recklessness I was willing to dive into, a waxing appetite for danger I was unsure I could swallow.”

“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.”