lonely

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The stories are set predominately in a middle America of big skies and lonely highways—terrain Thompson calls “the concrete pasture.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

On a deeper level, Slayyyter’s “Worst Girl in America” is the lonely girl from a small Midwestern town, one who she says craved a healthy relationship with her father— and a way out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Being diagnosed in 2020 at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Trish said it was a lonely cancer journey and it's only recently that she can talk about the trauma.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“I moved around a lot with my dad and it was a very lonely existence,” he recalls of his youth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

A lonely little human boy who needed company.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck