My Family Complained When I Gave My Sister My Old Car Until She Demanded My New One

Diane had a genuine gift for that, for the linguistic slow annexation of things that did not belong to her. Say a phrase often enough with enough affection and it starts to sound collective.

Richard was less subtle, which Lauren later realized had been a mercy.

He had come up for one weekend, the second summer, and stood in the doorway of the small continue reading …