I believe in hope, in what is something called ”radical hope.” I believe there is hope for all of us, even amid the suffering. And that’s why I write fiction, probaby. It’s my attempt to keep that fragile strand of radical hope, to buld a fire in the darkness.R.

I feel like I might start crying and that I'm going to cry pee.

Because you're my friend, wingnut.

Most of my friends were in band, and most of my free time during school was spent within twenty feet of the band room.

Part of not being a self-centered asshole, Colin reasoned, is doing things with your friends even when you don't want to.

I knew that I would know more dead people. The bodies pile up. Could there be a space in my memory for each of them, or would I forget a little of Alaska every day for the rest of my life?