Sparrowapril

“Pick up your water,” Tabby said. “Why?” “We’re doing a toast.” Jo lifted her battered blue water bottle, predictably situated next to her. “Ready?” Tabby said. “Ready,” Jo said. “Happy birthday to Eleanor Teale, the flower whisperer who made everyone and everything around her bloom. Her light is still with us, growing love across the universe.” Jo raised her bottle to the gray sky and drank. “Thanks,” she said, wiping fingers on her lower lashes. “That was a good toast.”
― Glendy Vanderah, Where the Forest Meets the Stars

“They had spent the morning picking up pebbles on the beach and placed it on Izzy’s grave. She loved the ocean.”
― Urcelia Teixeira, The Rhapta Key: An Alex Hunt Adventure Thriller

“Fighting the low-level cloud cover that’s blocking out what you’re wanting to see break through into your life.”
― Priscilla Shirer, God is Able

“The idea of a hot bath hung in the future like the promise of Christmas or a new book in a favourite series.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Masked City