"I think it would be a good idea to mobilize … “

"I must caution against it," Roxanne said quietly …

"Oh, man," Larry reacted. "Big ol' can of worms there."

"Really, quarantine has been a blessing," he said …

"Ready?" he asked, smiling …

George came inside, soaking wet …

"She's like ... twelve," the coordinator said …

"Did you get a message in your tea leaves?" …

Elbee carried the weak and dehydrated stray six blocks …

The news was on; the news was always on …

The maples were hardest on hairstyles …

Jansson rubbed his hands together in the cold and damp …

On the patio, the chain held …

"We are having a day?" he asked gently …

Dorothy bought the farm and lived there happily until her death …

"People were pissed," Hodge said with a laugh …

Ola worried at the gate to the dog enclosure …

"Optimism is a lonely path," she sighed …

"You live," Miriam observed …

"You create your world," she whispered …