Deirdre Megan Byrd

“For every life I can’t save during my shift, one more drop of blood becomes a part of me. No matter how many times I wash my hands, our martyrs’ blood seeps beneath my skin, into my cells. By now it’s probably encoded in my DNA.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“What about trans women?" Zara asks, writing the question in her document. "How does that work?"
"Of course I have written invocations for trans women," Emer says. "Demons do not care about bodies. They only care about souls.”
― Krystal Sutherland, The Invocations

“Some are born for peopling; I was born for anything that doesn’t include that.”
― Rina Kent, Vicious Prince

“Sex was more of a mechanical need to ‘oil the motor’ and keep me somewhat cooled off. I never understood why people made such a big deal about sex. It did nothing more for me than a good workout could get me.”
― S.K. Pryntz, Shattered Reflections