Kirk Kjeldsen

“gave her the prawn crackers. Then he tore into the crab chips, stuffing a handful into his mouth. Marah stared at the cartoon shrimp on her bag; even in animated form, it reminded her”
― Kirk Kjeldsen, The Depths

“finished loading their luggage onto the cart and they started for the exit, where two young Malay soldiers armed with machine guns stood guard. Marah felt her mouth go dry, one of the precursors to the panic attacks she’d been having since her last miscarriage. In baggy navy uniforms two sizes too big for them, the soldiers hardly looked old enough to shave, let alone carry automatic weapons. Marah imagined them accidentally firing their guns, barely hanging on to”
― Kirk Kjeldsen, The Depths