A Midsummer Day's Dream:
Frankie ran one fingertip over the raised letters of her American Express Card—Francesca Whittier, it read—while she waited for the clerk to emerge from the back of the small, dusty costume shop at the end of Ainsley Lane.

Lovers of the Gold Drum:
"You're crying", said Margaret.

Out of Time:
"Yow! The bloody bitch nearly bit my finger off!"

Echoes of Love:
Brenn Ryan blew into the coffee shop on a blustery March gust.