Shannon

“Fall is my favorite time of year.” My eyes were trained on the still water of the lake when he asked, “Because swim season starts?” I shook my head. “No, it’s when everything changes. It’s colorful. And you can actually feel it happening. It’s like static."
"It's the only time death is pretty." I turned my head and admired his profile as he spoke.
"The leaves are dying, that's why they change color."
"I never thought of it like that before.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“He would have been so happy. He should have been alive to see that, to celebrate it. They all should have lived long enough to see that. And to see gay politicians, out and proud. Or gay superhero movies, gay couples on primetime TV. He should have been alive to see that. That was stolen from him, from them all.”
― N.R. Walker, Tallowwood

“Someone once said to me that if you drank hate, it would get to a point where that’s all there was inside you,” he said. “And that’s very true. But the same can be said for love. If you drink it in, if it’s the only thing you let in, then love is the only thing in your heart. And I owe that to you, Erik. The love you give me is without limit, undiluted, and the only intoxicating thing I will ever need. You gave me purpose and family, and I will spend every day of forever being the man you deserve. That’s my promise to you.”
― N.R. Walker, The Hate You Drink

“Regrets are for cowards. It has always been my belief you should chase after the things you want with actions, not words. There is no such thing as never meant to be.”
― A.M. Johnson, Love Always, Wild