Sublime

Bella’s compassion expands to fill the world. Where there is barren soil, she plants a seed. Where there is destruction, she creates hope. Where darkness has spread, she breathes light.

noblesse oblige,

precocious.

Daniel had come across a picture in an article he was reading online, Lower Broadway on a spring afternoon, delivery vans and cabs, halal food carts and fire escapes. That night, for the first time since he had come to China, he listened to the songs he had written over the summer.

early-evening sunlight splashing across the tablecloth like melted butter,