Status Updates From One Rainy Day in May (The F...

'Astair swimming in her grandparents' pool in the middle of a rainstorm (May too (why not!)) with a mask on (watching from underwater the world of rain play out its descent on the surface above) while inside (in another room) her mother prepared toast slathered in butter, cinnamon, and sugar while towels warmed in the dryer.'

'Gia (their third friend) raised a glass to keeping myths myths.'

'Juarez had dozens of names, even Juarez wasn't his real name, not that he needed a name, so long as he had something to chew on.'

Deeply moving and endlessly thought provoking

'Maybe it was time to stop making longing a lover. Maybe it was time to get out of the rain. Katla.'

“Litter” is an absolutely stunning chapter

My brain is expanding so much