City of Nightmares

Our greatest fears are warped reflections of our greatest desires," he explains. "Fear only has power when what we're afraid of takes away the things we value most.

I just don't understand," he says, looking up at the moon. "Why do people get so wrapped up in romance? Wy does one person have to be your everything? They have to satisfy your sexual fantasies. They have to be your emotional support lodestone. They have to take on all your problems and all your desires and that's just so much." He looks at me, and his green eyes are wide and confused. "Why can't we have more than one person supporting us? Why do people feel like you have to give up or grow apart from your friends when you get into a relationship?

I've spent so much of my life feeling small and scared, I never knew what it was to feel this way, Capable. Brave. Worthy.

Ma'am," I tell her. "Your husband was trying to eat you." "A misundertanding !" she insists, still waving the only arm she has left. I press my fingers to the bridge of my nose. "He ripped off your arm." "An accident." "He ate it." "He was hungry. It's a shame to let these things go to waste.

MAYOR SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN PRISON ON CORRUPTION CHARGES, SAYS IT WILL BE “GOOD NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY.