“Whatever happened to this thing called love?”
[from “Nooses Give,” a Kate Shugak short story] The wolf’s eyes were yellow, the woman’s hazel, both wary and hostile. The woman said, “What?” “What ‘what?’” Bernie said. “What am I doing here? What do I want? Whatever happened to this thing called love?” He gave a hopeful smile. There was no response. “Come on,…