Augusta Moving Quotes

Closing up the canyon camp was like closing up a house after a death. (“It is easier to die than to move,” she wrote Augusta once; “at least for the Other Side you don’t need trunks.”)

He would not even consider going elsewhere to live, even though he were offered a chance to work another man’s farm on shares. Even to move to Augusta and work in the cotton mills would be impossible for him. The restless movement of the other tenant farmers to the mills had never had any effect on Jeeter. Working in cotton mills might be all right for some people, he said, but as for him, he would rather die of starvation than leave the land. In seven years his views of the subject had not been altered; and if anything, he was more determined than ever to remain where he was at all cost.

 “You like me, though. You want to go on a date with me.” It wasn’t a question. “Cocky much?” “Confident. Don’t be mistaken.” “Why do you want to take me out so badly?” “Fishing for more compliments, are we?” He’d caught me, but went on anyway. “Obviously you’re beautiful. You have nice, you know, legs and . . . stuff.” “You’re laughing. I don’t think I’m really your type. I think you’re messing with me. I’m not at all like Charlize Theron.” We pulled up to my car but he let Charlize idle before getting out. “You are so my type. Charlize—at least the actress—is not. I mean, she’s gorgeous, in a blond, Amazonian, I-might-kill-and-eat-my-own-young kind of way, but I like your look better.” “Oh yeah? What’s my look?” “There’s something dark about you . . . and interesting. Your creamy skin, your black hair. The way you move. Your mouth.” He reached out to touch my cheek but I jerked away, breaking the seriousness of the moment. “What do you mean I’m dark?” He smiled and shrugged. “I don’t know. Like I want to get naked with you and a Ouija board.” I burst out laughing. “And your laugh . . . it’s like the sound of someone squeezing the life out of a miniature trumpet. It’s really cute.” “That is not a compliment. I have a nice laugh. And by the way, your voice is nasally when you’re not trying to impress people.” He held his hand to his chest like he was offended, except he was still smiling. “I’m crushed. Penny, whatever your last name is—” “Piper.” “Ha! Penny Piper? You’ve got to be kidding! That’s either a children’s book character or a porn star’s name. Penny Piper picked a peck of pickled pep—” “Stop! I know, trust me. I have to live with this name. My poor sister’s name is Kiki Piper. Like we’re fucking hobbits or something.” “Penny Piper is worse than Kiki Piper, hands down.” I cocked my head to the side. “Thanks.” “Just sayin’. What’s your middle name?” “Isabelle.” “I’m gonna call you PIP Squeak.” “Thank you. I can’t wait.” “And by the way, I happen to have a deviated septum. That’s why my voice sounds like this sometimes, you asshole. Now get out and help me with your car.” As we stepped out, he pointed to my Honda and said, “Try and start it when I tell you.” I stopped and turned to him. “What’s your middle and last name?” “Gavin Augusta Berninger.” “Regal,” I said with a wink. “I know, right?” He shrugged one arm like he was royalty or something. “Is that French?” “Yeah, my dad’s family is French . . . sort of. Like, his great-great-grandfather came from France. No one in our family even speaks French.” “Hmm, not so regal anymore,” I said. “Whatever, Penny Piper.

Chess we have all gathered to watch the little boys play chess. their tiny brown fingers deftly moving pieces, hands twitching with anticipation as they wait their turn. grown men set aside their cups of coffee and issue challenges. and when defeated, nod their heads and shake the little hands that beat them.

Pictures old photographs hang on the wall of loved ones: far away, long since moved or recently deceased.   i dread each new picture that joins, the clips and my heart already sagging from the weight of loss. Mac & Cheese gathered around the kitchen counter, we share dinner of macaroni and cheese. we share dinner, my parents and i, as though no time had passed, the same plates holding the noodles as when i was just learning to hold a fork.

I sense it before I see it. The anticipation lingers heavily in the air, a palpable presence, a tingling awareness that comes before the storm. I feel it even before he takes me with passion, my lover! His name is a whispered prayer on my lips. His mouth descends, warm and tender! It meets mine, a fusion of heat and hunger. My entire body ignites, like a living thread ablaze from within. The fire spreads, consuming every inch of me. His hand moves, his touch electric. He glides his hand over my hip, his finger tracing a path across my skin, mapping out pure sensation. Then, with agonizing slowness, it travels upward, across my ribs, finally cradling my breasts, which welcome him as eagerly as an apple. They ache for him, for the pressure, for the possession. His gentle mouth, mmm! Yes, amore! He journeys from my lips to the curve of my neck, his teeth grazing, sending shivers down my spine. The thrill swells like an endless volcano, magical waves claiming every corner of my body in a blissful ecstasy. At last, when he doesn’t hold back, he leaves his mark with his lips on my skin, so hot, yes, so tender. Hmm, don’t stop, no, keep going! My breath catches in my throat. The waves of pleasure build, cresting and crashing, each surge more intense than the last. The stallion’s presence, his power, his dominance. He claims me in his role as the master of countless fantasies! Each touch, each kiss, a carefully crafted note in a symphony of desire. I am lost, found, and reborn in his embrace, a willing captive to his every whim.

The air crackled with anticipation, like the charged atmosphere before a thunderstorm. I could feel the presence of something inevitable, a force both relentless and just, moving towards me with the inevitability of the tide. Yet, amid the tension, there was a strange sense of relief, as if the looming confrontation, once faced, would finally release me from the chains of uncertainty. I walked through the dimly lit streets, each step a drumbeat in the symphony of fate, my mind a whirl of memories and emotions. Faces from the past flickered in my thoughts, spectral reminders of choices made and paths taken. This journey to justice was not just about the past; it was about claiming the future, about finding peace in truth, no matter how harsh. As the first drops of rain began to fall, I pulled my coat tighter around me, the cool touch of water mingling with the warmth of resolve. The city lights blurred in the downpour, casting a soft, ethereal glow that seemed to blur the lines between the real and the imagined. I knew that soon, the storm would break, and with it, the truth would be laid bare.

A profound sense of longing envelops me whenever I think of him. With a heavy heart, burdened by unexpressed emotions and cherished memories, I find myself truly missing him. Each night, as darkness surrounds me like a suffocating shroud woven from his absence, I struggle to find peace. Sleep brings no comfort, only a relentless stream of dreams where he lingers—a ghostly touch, a soft laugh that fades with the morning light. He is gone, a star extinguished from my sky, and the painful truth that pierces my soul is that he can never return, making it incredibly challenging to move on from our loss. The world seems muted, its colors dulled, as if the very air has lost its vibrancy in his absence. How can I continue living without him by my side? His presence was like sunlight, the anchor, and the laughter that brightened my days. How can I navigate this path when every hardship surrounds me like a thick fog? Each step forward feels like a battle against the overwhelming weight of grief. The horizon of loss stretches infinitely before me, offering no relief, only pain—a vast, desolate expanse devoid of joy. How can I find peace when time has closed the door on a wave of odds and grudges? The past, a tangled web of “what ifs” and regrets, keeps me captive, while the future looms as a daunting unknown, empty and lacking his illuminating presence.