Seven Days in June

by Tia Williams

“Listen, caring about things don’t make you soft. It makes you alive.”

Girls are given the weight of the world, but nowhere to put it down.

“The burden isn’t on me to explain it, Rich. The burden’s on y’all to fix it. Good luck.”

“If you have the opportunity to make a moment meaningful, why not take it?”

“Adulthood is a lie, Audre. We’re all just tall toddlers.”