Phantom Quartz Quotes

“Losing a parent isn’t easy at any age, and the hurt never completely dissipates whether you’re eight or eighty. The raw ache that throbs in the chest for days, weeks, even years may slow over time, stop even. Become numb like a lost limb.”
― Barbra Annino, Phantom Quartz

“My work laptop was in the desk in the living room, so I pulled that out and sat at the counter. I tapped my brain for an enticing lead-in and decided to go with one of the oldest legends in town. Anyone who ever attended a town picnic, an ice cream social, or just grew up in Amethyst knew of it. It is whispered—around campfires, in smoky bars, and throughout the hallowed halls of Amethyst High—that there are treasures buried deep beneath the town’s soil. Legend has it that the Irish miners who broke their”
― Barbra Annino, Phantom Quartz

“Cinnamon hated people who used air quotes. She thought that if a person wanted to emphasize a point, she should do it with inflection, tone, or a right hook.”
― Barbra Annino, Phantom Quartz

“cockfockery”
― Barbra Annino, Phantom Quartz

“That was Bea’s other favorite pastime besides making coats out of puppies. She’s”
― Barbra Annino, Phantom Quartz