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Maybe I was naïve to think that silence was implicit complacence, instead of a festering question. Maybe I was silly to believe that friends owed each...more

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You don't have to say anything if you don't want to."Anna lies down, her head pillowed against my shoulder. Every second, another streak of silver glo...more

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We fall back into silence. I look around XO Café and notice that chatter happens mostly at tables where the diners are young and hip. The older couple...more

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Seeing her sitting there unresponsive makes me realize that silence has a sound.

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We sit for a few more moments, although there's really nothing left to say. This is new to me, too, an entire conversation that takes place in silence...more