Blog

Chapter One ** Shane ** “If you think they’re cheating, they probably are. Or you are, and you’re just trying to wipe your conscience.” – Shane, P.I. I intimidate people. It’s one of my superpowers.  I learned the benefits of intimidation early. When I was thirteen, I was five feet-nine inches tall and could wield […]

Chapter One ** Jay ** Mid-October Great Smoky Mountains National Park Cades Cove, Tennessee “Yo, bro.” Jenni’s chirpy voice greets me when I answer my phone and I  am immediately wary. “Hey.” I drawl the word out to stall the inevitability of finding out why she’s calling me in the middle of a Tuesday morning. […]

Chapter 1 ** Suzie ** In the drop-down mirror of my car, I puckered my lips to add another coat of lipstick. My complexion was flawless and my eyeliner smooth despite my shaking hands. My whole face was perfectly primed, painted, and plumped. Not that nobody ever looked at my face for very long. I […]

Chapter 1 “I really hope I am not lost. Please don’t let me be lost.” I was talking to myself. I was doing that a lot lately. Talking to myself had become a habit over the last couple of weeks and that was because I was more often than not alone. I’d recently quit, or […]

Prologue ** Tempest ** I’m getting really good at peeing on sticks.  Setting the small white tester on the counter, I stand, flush, zip up my jeans and thoroughly wash my hands. After drying them and applying enough hand sanitizer to kill a small infestation of small pox, I begin to pace the bathroom. Counting […]

Chapter 1 ** Jocelyn ** “Arm porn” was a trendy term I wouldn’t mind getting rid of. It’d gotten a little out of hand if you asked me. Don’t get me wrong, I could, objectively at least, understand why you’d turn your head at a completely impossible angle to catch a glimpse of a nice […]