The Devil Wears Black

by L.J. Shen

Two things the devil and the color black have in common? They are always dark and never out of fashion.

“Death is no longer an obscure idea. It is real and it is waiting, so you grab life by the balls. When you go through the horror of seeing someone you love die and still manage to wake up the next day to tie your shoelaces, to shove a tasteless breakfast down your throat, to breathe, you realize survival trumps tragedy. Always. It’s a primal instinct.”

“Since I found out being a pushover doesn’t equal being nice. Being strong is not only kind on myself—but on other people too.”