Peter K

“They looked that each other, the mysteries flowing between them like cosmic ley lines, and I felt nothing.”
― Avi Silver, Pluralities

“I wondered if this was part of settling into adulthood, shedding the impulse to hate who we are. It was such a bewildering thing; most kids walked their world with full confidence in themselves, proudly announcing that everyone else had better get used to it. How did that get so eroded over the years? Why did we all end up having to learn how to be children again?”
― Avi Silver, Pluralities

“That was what encouraged me to explain later that I wasn't looking for a serious relationship. It was easier for me to share my body, harder for me to share my life.”
― Avi Silver, Pluralities

“What are you looking at? What are you looking at? What are you looking at. The words pressed harder, squirming until the lightboard in my chest went dark. I walked toward the South Side stop, feeling the ugly desire to be shouted at one more time, to figure out what it was everyone was seeing when they looked at me.”
― Avi Silver, Pluralities