“We didn’t speak for three days, during which time I became so panicked at the thought of losing her that I sent her a total of thirty-nine hysterically casual messages – a photograph of my breakfast, a quote from a movie, a long text about which of my trains had been delayed that day.”

“We didn’t speak for three days, during which time I became so panicked at the thought of losing her that I sent her a total of thirty-nine hysterically casual messages – a photograph of my breakfast, a quote from a movie, a long text about which of my trains had been delayed that day.”

— Julia Armfield