A Sharp Endless Need

by Marisa Crane

didn’t know what that was like. To desire something so dull, something so easily attainable. I wanted to want that, I really did.

It occurred to me that most spectators only like athletes for what they can give them: money, pride, excitement, and entertainment. Otherwise, they’ll write them off faster than the time it takes AI to shake a defender.

Unfortunately for him and my mother, he was a nostalgic guy—I suspected he only knew how to love something once it was already gone. It seemed like a wretched way to live, but what did I know?

What do you do with a desire that doesn’t desire you back?

it’s hard to be the authority on yourself when the whole world is leading you astray.

If I ever had children, I’d lift them up so high sky watchers would mistake them for stars.

Moving closer toward someone almost always means moving further from someone else.