The Return of Ellie Black

by Emiko Jean

The best prisons are the ones created in our own minds.

HERE IS A TIP FOR all the girls out there: Never let an abductor take you to a second location.

Jimmy is a solemn man, but the ocean opens him up. He believes everything is ten times more beautiful when you’re on the water.

MAY YOU NEVER IGNORE YOUR GROWING SENSE OF DISQUIET.

when something happens to someone, something traumatic, the brain becomes hyper-vigilant. Thinking isn’t possible.