“Sometimes it bursts from your imagination fully formed, sometimes you absorb from nonfiction, sometimes you're able to imprint your own autobiographical experiences on a world you never yourself were a part of. A decent number of the one-liners in the title story originally came up in conversations with my girlfriend or my neighbor.” WorldSometimesStoriesAbleImaginationNumbersConversationNeighborTitlesGirlfriendDecentNonfictionMy GirlfriendOne Liner Author:Anthony Marra
“Her father was the face of her morning and night, he was everything, so saturating Havaa’s world that she could no more describe him than she could the air.” WorldFacesNightFatherMorningAirMorning And Night Book:A Constellation of Vital Phenomena Source: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
“She praised his book and he embraced her from gratitude rather than lust, but she didn't let go. Neither did he. She kissed his cheek, his earlobe. For months they'd run their fingers around the hem of their affection without once acknowledging the fabric. The circumference of the world tightened to what their arms encompassed. She sat on the desk, between the columns of read and unread manuscript, and pulled him toward her by his index fingers.” WorldBookRunningArmsMonthsGratitudeLetting GoFingersAffectionLustSatCheeksFabricDesksColumnsManuscriptsHem Author:Anthony Marra
