Sublime

He realized suddenly, looking at this dipshit’s Facebook page, that it wasn’t just more money and more success Rachel had wanted out of Toby. She wanted him to be a different person.

But I found it curious that—like so many single people—he viewed the problem as being one of needing to change rather than needing to accept. Because as my married friends have often said, it’s not about changing the other person; it’s about accepting things about the other person that you’d like to change, but can’t.

Vincent recommended A. L. Snijders, who had been writing very short stories for many years with, at that time, more than 1,500 to his credit and still counting. He had in fact invented his own term for what he wrote — zkv’s, short for zeer korte verhalen, or “very short stories.” He had recently been awarded a major prize. Vincent sent a story by S

His wife also didn’t know about the uncashed check that was hidden in his dresser drawer; he had no intention of using it, ever, but it existed in case of an emergency. Julia didn’t need William at home to have company either;