Gator Bait Quotes

“Gertie hit the brakes and tried to stop, but she tripped over a lip in the sidewalk and went sprawling right into the burro, then hit the pavement, her tutu skirt flipped up over her back, exposing her camouflage underwear. Tiny swung his head around to see what all the racket was and launched off the car door, setting off down the sidewalk toward the burro-Gertie wreck at high speed.”
― Jana Deleon, Gator Bait

“If I were there, I’d turn the fire department hose on the entire street, which was probably why it was a good thing that I didn’t work with the general public.”
― Jana Deleon, Gator Bait

“Small town. Not a lot to do. You either got married, drunk, or pregnant, not necessarily in that order.”
― Jana Deleon, Gator Bait

“water seeks its own level.”
― Jana Deleon, Gator Bait

“Ida Belle and I hurried up the sidewalk to the sheriff’s department, her clutching two tote bags and me a pillow and blanket. Between the state police presence and the closing of the polls at the end of the day, the residents had seen no further reason to stand around in the heat and humidity and had made their way to their homes. The street was littered with paper plates, streamers, election flyers, and soda cans, sprinkled with the occasional illegal beer can.”
― Jana Deleon, Gator Bait

“there,”
― Jana Deleon, Gator Bait

“inveigle,”
― Jana Deleon, Gator Bait

“them do their best. Before”
― Jana Deleon, Gator Bait