There is an Unfound Door, and the key is Memory. In the Kingdom of Memory, the time is always now, and the place is always here. Here is White Plains, the street Rose knows so well, between her home and White Plains Prep, and now is Ago; 1996. Before everything; before Emmy, before the bouy and the boys. Before the bad one and before Spain.

Before ( Read more... )

"Ugh. This is not how I wanted to spend my Spring Break." Rose is beginning to regret bringing Ansley along to the Habitat for Humanity site in Brooklyn.

"Well, I'm sorry you canceled your flight in a fit of emo before I got to you, but I'm having fun." It's more of a statement of faith than a real feeling, but the nail gun is pretty cool. All the ( Read more... )

The first day out is different than she expected ( Read more... )

If you have an enemy, it's as well to know how she handles a sudden shock. It's as well to be as prepared as possible, before you engage. For this reason, it can be worthwhile to introduce a trial balloon ( Read more... )

"I still can't believe you had me invite Megan and Ben ( Read more... )

Thursday is the GSA meeting. When Ms. Bing asks if anyone else has something to talk about, she raises her hand.

For a minute, everyone is looking at her, and she can feel panic gnaw at the baseboards.

I don't want to be like her. Quiet, studying her hands: "So I've been ( Read more... )

Valentine's Day--Valentine's Week--is exactly as horrible as she expected ( Read more... )

Early this morning the National Mall was white with snow and ice; now it's churned to thick mud and paved with protesters, mostly students from high schools and colleges across the country but featuring people of all ages and backgrounds, here to protest President Romney's commitment to sign the Defense of Marriage Act and create a Constitutional ( Read more... )

"So, walk me through this again," Emmy says.

"Just... kill me, Em. Just get it over with."

"No, I'm curious. How did your mom end up on the trip with us."

"You know."I'm a little unclear ( Read more... )

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