I felt lethal, on the verge of frenzy. My nightly bloodlust overflowed into my days and I had to leave the city. My mask of sanity was a victim of impending slippage. This was the bone season for me and I needed a vacation.

“I'd get confused and write down things just to write them down and I came to th…”

“Hello, Halberstam," Owen says, walking by.Hello, Owen," I say, admiring the way…”

“Clay, did you ever love me?"I'm studying a billboard and say that I didn't hear…”

“People are afraid to merge on freeways in Los Angeles.”