Devona held the child, feeling her warmth, listening to her breathing, watching the fluttering of her eyelashes. Filled with such bitter cynicism toward her husband, Devona felt only gratitude toward the little girl in her arms.

I don’t think Mom ever puts anything away, she just adds to the stacks. I try to help, but every time I knock something over, she just picks it up and puts it back on the stack.

I emailed Gayle my snail mail address so she could send me my major award, and we exchanged some Christmas Story references, naturally.

When the book arrived, it was accompanied by this.