Extraordinary Means

by Robyn Schneider

I didn’t want to kiss you good-bye—that was the trouble— I wanted to kiss you good night— and there’s a lot of difference.

It was the pressure of being told two things: 1. That I only had a short amount of time, and 2. That I had to get everything right.

Sadie smiled at me, and it felt like she was holding the universe together.

“We mourn the future because it’s easier than admitting that we’re miserable in the present.”