Into the Fall

by Tamara L. Miller

Sarah was astonished by her ability to love someone who resented her so much.

“Well, I don’t know for sure, but I’d say marrying a man who thinks sleeping on the ground under bug-coated pieces of nylon is fun was your first mistake.”

“Magical beliefs and superstitious behaviors allow people to reduce the tension created by uncertainty and help fill the void of the unknown.”

“The devil loves unspoken secrets. Especially those that fester in a man’s soul,”

“That the universe has balance. Something good will even out something bad.” “I don’t know that the universe cares enough about us. Way I see it, we’re nothing more than fleas on the back of a bear when it comes to the universe. Nature don’t care about right or wrong. There’s no cosmic retribution. Good people make mistakes; bad people do good. It’s randomness and chance in my mind. Call it the universe, call it the hand of God, call it dust sprites, it’s all the same. Life does what it does, and there isn’t always a reason.”