The Second Life of Athénais Vuillard
“Mommy. My brain is, is, is buzzing.” “Brains don’t buzz, babygirl.”
“Mommy. My brain is, is, is buzzing.” “Brains don’t buzz, babygirl.”
‘The Dawning Basilica has no place for this “cloak and dagger” nonsense’ the bishop huffed, gesticulating wildly as the twisting haze of incense rose behind him.
As the first flakes of snow landed on Jocelyn’s parka, the generator spluttered and died. ‘Shit,’ she spat. She tried to brush the flakes from her sleeves, but for every crystal she banished two more fell from above.
Knit one. Purl one. Knit one. Purl one. Amy knits her fifth jumper in as many days.
“Mommy. My brain is, is, is buzzing.” “Brains don’t buzz, babygirl.”
The forest was alive with urgent murmurs, its eerie dance often blocking her path, forcing her to double back in search of an exit.
‘Cannibals again? That’s not very novel, Frank,’ Cassandra said with a frown.
My granny says only grifters and idiots get religion. I learned which one of those my momma was when my stepdad Russel came along.