Status Updates From Before She Knew Him

Now, they’d probably be talking about politics, the ways in which they could fix the world.

Joanna had been Rob’s longtime girlfriend, a funnier, smarter, more sarcastic version of Rob.

Hen was always happy to talk about her process; what she didn’t like talking about was where her ideas came from.

Matthew, besides being bothered by the detective’s presence, was also bothered by the detective’s face. He was neither a fox nor a pig. He was something new, with his round cranium and sunken eyes, his small chin. Was he an owl?

“I can’t wait.” He realized, saying the words, that it was true. As was always the case, he looked forward to Mira’s leaving, and he looked forward to her returning.

It was Thursday night. She and Lloyd had made fish tacos for dinner, then watched two episodes of Better Call Saul before Lloyd said he was going to bed to read.