“Mom, please don't use 'the happy voice.' It reminds me of the day Tinkles died."
"Who was Tinkles?" Sue asked around a mouthful of pancake.
"My cat. When I was five, Tinkles died choking on a mouse that was a bit ambitious for a kitten to eat."
"It was terribly traumatic for Aurelia because it was the first time she'd experienced loss."
"What did you do to help her get through it?"
Rosalind smiled at Mother Guardian. "Well, after a good cry, we performed an autopsy."
Aurelia reached for her mother's hand. "I never thanked you for that.”
― Taming Flame
"Who was Tinkles?" Sue asked around a mouthful of pancake.
"My cat. When I was five, Tinkles died choking on a mouse that was a bit ambitious for a kitten to eat."
"It was terribly traumatic for Aurelia because it was the first time she'd experienced loss."
"What did you do to help her get through it?"
Rosalind smiled at Mother Guardian. "Well, after a good cry, we performed an autopsy."
Aurelia reached for her mother's hand. "I never thanked you for that.”
― Taming Flame
“Nearing the Riefler's big red brick house he could see the yellow light spill out on the galerie Yvonne had insisted her German husband wrap around the house. There was a tightening in Victor's chest. It happened to him whenever he got close to the Riefler's house, or church on Sunday- anytime he thought he might catch a glimpse of Celena.”
― Victor's Blessing
― Victor's Blessing
“Your contact’s codename is Stolichnaya.”
― Strangers and Sojourners: A Big Percy Pletcher thriller
― Strangers and Sojourners: A Big Percy Pletcher thriller
“Think about it mate – the 'Long Gun'. That's a ladyboy bar.”
― Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
― Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
“But sir…’
‘Don’t worry I said I’ll do it,’ snapped the President.
‘But sir there’s just one other thing.’
The President held the club in his hands like a seasoned baseball star. He glanced over at the Phlegm-O-Matic resting in the legionnaire’s rusted hand. ‘What?’
‘That protocol doesn’t include you.’
The President’s shoulders sank and the air left his lungs in a rush. The legionnaire turned and aimed the gun at him.”
― Our Blue Orange
‘Don’t worry I said I’ll do it,’ snapped the President.
‘But sir there’s just one other thing.’
The President held the club in his hands like a seasoned baseball star. He glanced over at the Phlegm-O-Matic resting in the legionnaire’s rusted hand. ‘What?’
‘That protocol doesn’t include you.’
The President’s shoulders sank and the air left his lungs in a rush. The legionnaire turned and aimed the gun at him.”
― Our Blue Orange
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