All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

I felt so weird inside my skin, like the stars were pressing me down into the earth

Sometimes when I’d look at that scar on her lip, I thought about killing him

gifts take up space in your heart. I needed that space now

Words were complicated and you had to open your mouth. Things could get in you that way, too.

The Giant sat up. He

Mom didn’t want a solution, she wanted a reason