Not Quite by the Book

by Julie Hatcher

Love is the little silver thread connecting all of humanity, around the globe, century to century, forevermore.”

Sometimes people find themselves in love with someone who doesn’t return their affections, but that does not invalidate the feeling, because it is always beautiful to love.

Had I equated service with worthiness and created my own misery in the process?

“Mom’s calling on the other line. She’s so far up my ass lately, she’ll probably meet the baby before I do.” “Oh, sweetie,” I said. “That’s not where your baby is.”

I just miss you, in a quite simple desperate human way.

I miss you even more than I could have believed; and I was prepared to miss you a good deal.

Went searching for love And found it everywhere Just opened my eyes