The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

by Joe Siple

here’s the thing about loving someone—it makes you forget what “impossible” means.

that’s the thing about words: once they leave your mouth, there’s no taking them back.

Funny thing is, the closer I get to my own house, the farther I feel from home.

“Without love, our lives would be nothing,” he says. “The world would be nothing. Without love, we might as well not even exist.”

You’ll have plenty of time to be dead, Murray. But this is the only time you have to live. Don’t throw that gift away.”