Last Quotes

“She went around, back to the store, and loaded every full jerrican and jug into the back of the Ram, though it meant unloading most of the empties into the store. When she reached the bathrooms, she hauled them all out and plied them into the nearest men’s room, stacking them two high when she could. Her arms were aching when she finished – a full five-gallon jerrican weighed over fifty pounds, more than a third what she did, and “lifting with your legs” only helped so much.”
― Ray Anselmo, Last

“consciously untensing her muscles.”
― Ray Anselmo, Last

“For once, she was glad she had a very strong gag reflex. As a child when she swallowed something she shouldn’t have, Mom would have to give her syrup of ipecac to make her throw up. It was the only thing that worked – even the finger-down-the-throat trick didn’t help.”
― Ray Anselmo, Last