• Chapter 26 "That Look On Your Face"

    Jenny Gibbons had always been considered a pretty girl, and yet she'd always felt as though she was a fraud. In fact, in middle school, a therapist once diagnosed her with imposter syndrome, because despite...

  • Chapter 25 "Glitter"

    Raymond Sykes was walking down the long, empty hallway, towards his now dead adopted daughters apartment. In his thousand dollar suit, he didn't look like he belonged, but he did belong, because in the...

  • Chapter 10 "Same Time Next Year"

    "That's almost the last one," Erin said, tossing the bag into Steven's car, adding, "boy, you sure brought a lot of shit on vacation." "You have no idea how much baggage we brought," Steven replied,...

  • Chapter 9 "The First Time"

    Gayle and Steven were seated in their suite, Jasmine watching TV in the other room. Neither had said a word for a while, but really...what had to be said at this point? They'd all but aired their grievances...

  • Chapter 8 "A Whole Ass Person"

    Hannah was sitting under the docks on the beach, looking at various seashells, thinking. Thinking about how great it would be to be free. To be old enough to not be hindered by her parents whims about...

  • Chapter 7 "Happy Birthday, Hannah"

    Laura had never had great birthdays, at least not on a social level. Her birthdays proper had always been great. She spent them with her family, and she got good gifts because they understood and her...