Suzy Keeling

“I spotted the blackbird on the iron finial of the gate, standing sentry again. I raised my beer bottle in salute. The bird cawed and turned to face the town.”
― Annabel Chase, Dead to the World

“You can do that?” “I’m a librarian,” she said. “I can do anything.”
― Annabel Chase, Dead of Night

“Feelings are feedback,” West said. “You should let yourself experience them.” I washed down the last bite of casserole with water. “What does that mean?” “It means not to resist them. They’re emotions. They can’t actually hurt you.” “I say that about fear, but not all of them. Grief is painful.” I had so much experience with it, I felt like I’d earned a PhD in the subject. “It’s painful because of the meaning you give to it, not because of the feelings themselves. Next time you find yourself getting swept up by your emotions, try observing them instead.”
― Annabel Chase, Half Dead

“Instinctively, I started to follow him, but my foot slipped on a chunk of plywood, and I only just managed to catch myself in a plank before I face-planted into the old floor. “Jesus, be more of an athlete,” Scarlett muttered. Then: “You okay?” I checked myself. “Yes.” “Did you just fly through a boarded-up window to save me?”
― Melissa F. Olson, Old World War