Janny Anthony

“Heroin is such a big scary word but it feels like Oxy at a fraction of the price. You just have to get past any squeamishness regarding needles. Fortunately, there were plenty of YouTube videos to help me along—tutorials (ostensibly for diabetics) showing how to find a vein and how to gently draw back the plunger at just the right moment, to make sure you’ve made contact with the bloodstream”
― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures

“Thank you … for not picking up the phone this time. Good-bye, Julie.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam

“There’s a long silence before he finally answers this. He says, “I wanted to give us a chance to say good-bye.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam

“So I let it ring. I
let it keep ringing until it stops, the screen turns black, and I’m alone in the
room again. My heart shatters, and sinks into the pit of my stomach. I set
the phone down, and curl up on Sam’s bed, letting myself cry.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam