Mitch Stiles

“The drone rises above the trees, makes a few lazy spirals in the air, and hovers there over the edge of the pond, the little boy fully in control, for now.”
― Bruce Holsinger, Culpability

“It feels like I have to enact violence upon myself to love him in a way he's comfortable with. And I can't. I care too much about myself to do that.”
― Johanna Hedman, The Trio

“I found it increasingly difficult to shake the suspicion that work was all about pretending to care about pointless stuff, and that success hinged on your ability to trick even yourself.”
― Johanna Hedman, The Trio

“The table between them is the size of an ocean. She smiles an impersonal smile and Hugo smiles back, just as impersonally. It stings. She thinks of the person she was when he knew her, when she, Hugo and August were a trio. She conjures an image of the three of them in winter jackets, boots, scarves and hats, with library books in tote bags and laptops weighing down messenger bags and backpacks, and she can picture their silhouettes so clearly it's as if they're shuffling past outside the window, somewhere in between the fluttering lights. Then they disappear, engulfed by the lights, the people they once were, dissolved.”
― Johanna Hedman, The Trio