Drebbles

“You’re not, you’re nothing special, why, you’re just the frozen pizza of librarians,” the woman shouted, and then she hung up.”
― Jenn McKinlay, Killer Research

“There are orcs and trolls, there are wargs and werewolves; and there have been and still are many Men, warriors and kings, that walk alive under the Sun, and yet are under his sway. And their number is growing daily.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

“How could they?” The woman scoffs. “I’ve been dead for fifteen years.”
― Addison Moore, Cruising Through Midlife

“As they walked up the hill, their breaths puffing into the crisp air, Émile glanced at Armand, Henri walking at his side. Did he seem better? Was he getting better? Émile thought so, but he also knew it was the internal injuries that did the most damage. The worst was always hidden.”
― Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead