The rend couldn't be mended amidst the rancorous rhetoric.

We bought not what we needed but desired to add to the pile that merely dissatisfied.

The sunlight streaming into the bedroom between the shade's slats was a gift to her that morning.

Alaine was abundantly blessed but blind to it all.

Her days of experimentation gave way to hardnosed hours spent on honing her craft.

In the span of two years, he got married, had a kid, bought a house, and turned his back on the barstool he'd worn the shape of his ass into.

They set aside their politics for one meal a year and instead focused on the family gossip.