Ash

“Seeing the body was supposed to be cathartic, but the man in the lipstick wasn’t my dad.”
― Savannah Brown, The Truth About Keeping Secrets

“Mine was napping on a tree one sunny day when, out of nowhere, mine sleeping-papaya was plucked and made to plummet into a crate filled with more papayas.”
― Anna Humphrey, Megabat

“I tried to find a place for this new pain, this brand-new baby grief, but there was nowhere to put it. I'd just have to carry it.”
― Carrie Fountain, I'm Not Missing

“This is survival,' he said. 'Real survival means using whatever resources you find. That's the whole point of it. You're surviving. Anything goes.'
'This isn't survival,' said Mara. . .
'Look at us,' said Kyle. 'Of course it's survival.'
'It's a survival game,' she said. 'We're playing the game. It's not survival if you have a choice.”
― Blair Braverman, Small Game