The term “kiss” comes from the Latin for “mouth war,” so remember to treat your kissing like Vietnam and make it long, violent, and pointless. (Vice)

The dead man’s wife arrived … and then she collapsed. (Guardian)

The Iranian actress, blacklisted in her country for not wearing the veil on the red carpet in Hollywood, now lives in exile in Paris. (Justice For Iran)

In Kabul, children played on a frozen lake. (Lens/NYT)

And she smiled like a knife. (partial quote posted on The Murder Mile)

Meanwhile the peace here in our town remains uneasy, and we await with trepidation the turning of the leaves. (J. Robert Lennon, Eight Pieces for the Left Hand)

China: Dissident author flees to US. (NYT)

Sparsile - of a star, not included in any constellation.

Who wants flowers when you’re dead? Nobody. (JD Salinger)

P.S. Of course I will come to you, wherever  whenever you wish, Freyda! (Joyce Carol Oates, The Cousins)