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“Life so far seemed like a kind of dance to him, and he was pleased to discover that he was pretty good at it. Lf there was something hollow underneath it all, a well of fear that sometimes seemed to pull everything else into it and leave him clutching the stone rim for fear of falling into himself, well, that was part of being human, he supposed. That's what the booze was for.”
Nathan Ballingrud“Life so far seemed like a kind of dance to him, and he was pleased to discover that he was pretty good at it. Lf there was something hollow underneath it all, a well of fear that sometimes seemed to pull everything else into it and leave him clutching the stone rim for fear of falling into himself, well, that was part of being human, he supposed. That's what the booze was for.”
Nathan Ballingrud, The Visible Filth“Something big was trapped inside him, some great sadness, and he felt if he could cry, or even articulate it in speech, it would relieve the pressure and provide him some measure of relief. But he couldn't reach it. He couldn't find a way to address it. He wondered if it would become the thing that defined him.”
Nathan Ballingrud, The Visible Filth“A ghost is something that fills a hole inside you, where you lost something. It's a memory. Sometimes it can be painful, and sometimes it can be scary. Sometimes it's hard to tell where the ghost ends and real life begins.”
Nathan Ballingrud, North American Lake Monsters: Stories“Sounds rose from the earth. New sounds: cobwebs of exhalations, pauses of the heart, the monastic work of the worms translating flesh to soil, the slow crawl of rock. There was another kind of industry, somewhere beneath her. Another kind of machine.”
Nathan Ballingrud, North American Lake Monsters: Stories“Balance eases the heart.”
Nathan Ballingrud, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015“What I am is a proud humanist. Atheism says what I don't accept, humanism says what I do." - Nathan Phelps”
Nathan Phelps“America at a turning point! But in 1813 the United States and Nathan Jeffries may lose everything; blockaded, imprisoned, raided, massacred, Americans are feeling the wrath of British forces on land and sea. Nathan Jeffries, son of Captain William Jeffries and Quaker wife Amy, is also haunted by betrayal and a relentless, deadly enemy seeking to destroy him. Facing his own worst fears, Nathan is hunter and hunted in a violent world at war.”
Bert J. Hubinger, 1813: Reprisal“As long as he is around, I don't fit into your life." - Nathan”
Markelle Grabo, The Spell Master“Nothing is more important to me than keeping you safe." - Nathan”
Markelle Grabo, The Spell Master