Breaking Point, Chapter I: Hyperballad
_I go through all this_ _Before you wake up_ _So I can feel happier_ _To be safe again with you_ _(Björk)_ * * * "Tell me, how do you feel?" My fingers balled into a fist, digging into the soft earth. I swear, if he asked me that_one more...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter XIV: Guyamas Sonora
_In the hall I heard your faints falling_ _Your trial and my corrections made_ _You had all the prayers of my loose heart_ _You had all the prayers of once had gone_ _(Beirut)_ * * * Mortar disintegrated, glass smashed, and bricks crumbled as the...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter XIII: De profundis
_De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;_ _Domine, exaudi voce meam. Fiant aures tuæ intendentes_ _In vocem deprecationis meæ_ * * * A smile spread across my lips as I rushed the few remaining paces over to the building my on which parents stood. It...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter XII: It's the End of the World as We Know It
_The other night I dreamt of knives, continental drift divide_ _Mountains sit in a line_ _LEONARD BERNSTEIN!_ _(R.E.M.)_ * * * I found Roger, as was customary these days, sprawled on his stomach across the futon in the center of the living room....
Tabitha Crane, Chapter XI: Grapevine Fires
_And the news reports on the radio said it was getting worse_ _As the ocean air fanned the flames_ _But I couldn't think of anywhere I'd rather be_ _To watch it all burn away_ _(Death Cab for Cutie)_ * * * Whoever designed the ventilation of...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter X: Such Great Heights
_They will see us waving from such great heights_ _'Come down now,' they'll say_ _But everything looks perfect from far away_ _'Come down now,' but we'll stay_ _(The Postal Service)_ * * * Leschi was one of those little mountain pass towns that...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter IX: Bloodbuzz Ohio
_I still owe money to the money to the money I owe_ _The floors are falling out from everybody I know_ _(The National)_ * * * Reynard knew how to arrange a romantic evening; that much was certain. He'd managed to get reservations at TanakaSan,...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter VIII: The World at Large
_I like songs about drifters, books about the same_ _They both seem to make me feel a little less insane_ _Walked on off to another spot_ _I still haven't gotten any anywhere that I want_ _(Modest Mouse)_ * * * "This is _not_ ideal," I...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter VII: To Build A Home
_By the cracks of its skin I climbed to the top_ _I climbed the tree to see the world_ _When the gusts came around to blow me down_ _Held on as tightly as you held on me_ _(The Cinematic Orchestra)_ * * * I considered myself a pretty stealthy...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter VI: Some Boys
The cold, hard ground was the first thing I became aware of as I slowly came to. Blinking, I tried to clear my vision, but nothing worked. Why was everything so blurry? Why did my limbs feel so numb? I tried to stand up, but bashed my head against...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter V: All These Things That I've Done
_I got soul but I'm not a soldier_ _(The Killers)_ * * * Why did my house have the loudest front door in the history of ever? Try as I might to be stealthy, the relentless _squeeeeee_ of the flimsy door hindered my efforts. It probably didn't matter...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter IV: Mystery Dance
_Well, I remember when the lights went out_ _And I was tryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt_ _She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew_ _So both of us were willing, but we didn't know what to do_ _(Elvis Costello)_ * *...