Play Nice

by Rachel Harrison

Behind every crazy woman is a man sitting very quietly, saying, “What? I’m not doing anything.” —Jade Sharma, Problems

There’s still glitter on my hands. There will always be glitter on my hands. Glitter is permanent.

But so often, being right means nothing but winning a round of a losing game.

Men are all the same, Mom once told us, but it’s the ones who try the hardest to convince you that they’re good that you really have to watch out for.

It takes so much to build an image. It takes next to nothing to destroy one.

“I think we should try to avoid comparing our suffering. It’s impossible for us to know what others feel. Even those closest to us.”

Remembering is not always a light shone into darkness. Sometimes it’s a claw reaching out and dragging you back.