• Chapter 38 "Tickets Now Available"

    "Imagine children getting to meet their idol," Beatrice said, "they get to talk to Bea, ask her questions, get their photo taken. That's all the after event. First we put on a show, and then we have the...

  • Chapter 27 "Familial Dissonance"

    "I wish we were meeting under better circumstances," Principal Greensburg said, pushing some of her somewhat frizzy black hair from her face; she had only been principal for a brief time, but she was...

  • Chapter 51 "Hang In There"

    "Do you actually believe in the afterlife? Does belief come from being associated with the church, or is it a personal thing? One might assume that you might be swayed by the surroundings and imagery...

  • Chapter 32 "Emergency Contact"

    "It's weird," Kelly said, sitting up in her hospital bed, "my whole life I'd never been able to survive any kind of physical activity of any kind. That's why I never want out for any sports. Remember...

  • Chapter 26 "Mommy Kills People"

    Here's the thing about Jane Phillips...she never really intended to be a mom. That wasn't to say that, when the time came she didn't fully embrace and appreciate it, she did the absolute best she could,...