Katie

“What about Mook?" I asked.
Juke sighed and looked wistfully out the window. "We lost him some years back.”
"I'm so sorry,” I said.
"Thanks." He shook his head. “Why anyone would up and leave here for Orlando, I'll never understand.”
― Margaret Lashley, Ape Shift

“Come on, Drex. How dangerous can a hundred-year-old ghost be?"
"She killed her husband, Grayson.”
"Sure, but how long can a woman stay mad?"
Oh, you have no idea.”
― Margaret Lashley, Weevil Spirits

“Hold up!" Earl slammed on the brakes. "Mr. G, is this a genu-wine Skunk Ape boobie?”
― Margaret Lashley, Ape Shift

“Earl, can it with the 'chief' talk," I said when Billiam was out of earshot. "I know you don't mean anything by it, but how'd you like it if he called you a 'hillbilly'?"
Earl pulled a jug of Mountain Dew from his backpack and spit out the straw in his mouth. "Now why would he do that, Cuz? You know I'm a flatlander.”
― Margaret Lashley, Ape Shift