"Do not fall in love with people like me.
People like me will love you so hard
that you turn into stone,
into a statue where people
come to marvel at how long
it must have taken to carve
that faraway look into your eyes.
Do not fall in love with people like me,
we will take you to museums and parks and monuments
and kiss you in every beautiful place so that you can never go back to them
without tasting us,
like blood in your mouth.
Do not come any closer.
People like me are bombs,
when our time is up we will splatter loss all over your walls in angry colors
that make you wish your doorway never learned our name.
Do not fall in love with people like me.
With the lonely ones.
We will forget our own names if it means learning yours,
we will make you think hurricanes are gentle,
that pain is a gift.
You will get lost in the desperation,
in the longing for something that is always reaching
but never able to hold.
Do not fall in love with people like me.
We will destroy your apartment,
we will throw apologies at you
that shatter on the floor
and cut your feet.
We will never learn how to be soft,
we will leave.
We always do."
In this book, you'll get a behind the scenes look at how your favorite characters were born, my creative process, and the dirty details never before revealed.
Tex's Camp Q&A: Come sit by the fire and ask me whatever you'd like. We can roast marshmallows, tell scary stories, and hang out in the comments like a big, happy family.
Gator's Backstage Pass: A place full of secrets. Learn the-sometimes embarrassing-details on how my wildest scenes came to life, facts about the characters, the process, and myself.