A semi-barbaric king devises a semi-barabaric (but entirely fair) method of criminal trial involving two doors, a beautiful lady and a very hungry tiger.

But in my head that summer before we moved into the town was yellow and purple and red and supremely happy

He dances maida maida, like a butterfly around the candle.

It was Christmas the first time they made love; he said it felt like coming home

"I love you, Martha, but you break things. You're breaking us."

You have to play the cards you're dealt

She said she was crying tears of happiness. That’s when I learnt that happiness could make you cry too.

But when their father was killed, the dynamic of their relationship changed...

What would you do if your family preferred a robot over you?

They said I sat on the bottom like an astronaut floating in space...