Status Updates From Harbors

"Imagine the hands that built these flowers turning to dust." "English is everywhere, and whether it is a spa promotion or a sale on high heels, for a moment you are literate again."

"They let me leave without having to show identification, and a mix of resentment, gratitude, and guilt covered me like a heavy coat."

...children speaking out of turn:
"I'd buy that book."
"Me, too."
"That's something I would read."
"I like to read and I'd read that."
"It's good."
"Yeah, it's great."
"It's awesome."
A cacophony of pubescent voices answers the questions always tugging at your heart.
Yes, your work could matter to someone.

"You were slow and clumsy like long division, and Charles overpowered you like Algebra II."

"Children can swing sharp, cleaving insults; like tiny butchers, they chop down hard for deep cuts."