“Only a sister, an alternative self, could inspire such a sordid mix of disgust and envy.” SistersSibling RivalrySibling Relationships Book:The Old Drift Source: The Old Drift
“All afternoon, all evening, I lay on the couch, wrapped inside a quilt of sitcoms, the same commercials stitching them together.” TelevisionDepressionAloneAlonenessAlone But Not LonelyCosyLethargic Book:The Furrows Source: The Furrows
“Ding. The cabin lights came on...The flight attendants paced the aisles like antic tightrope walkers, with fixed smiles and mussed make-up. They were done with coddling. They snatched Naila's blankets and demanded her headset, they claimed her rubbish and chastised her tilted seat.” FlightsFlight Attendants Book:The Old Drift Source: The Old Drift
“Evolution forged the entirety of life using only one tool: the mistake...” EvolutionBiologyAdaptationGeneticsMutationGenetic Mutation Book:The Old Drift Source: The Old Drift
“Their marriage had ceased to be conjugal; his body did not conjugate hers; there was no grammar between them.” SexMarriageGrammarConjugalConjugate Book:The Old Drift Source: The Old Drift