• Chapter 1 "The Dog In The Hospital"

    Michelle Helm, arguably, didn't have much to look forward to each day in the hospital. Aside from the treatments that often took her out of her room and into a different, yet vaguely identical room,...

  • Chapter 10 "Boom"

    Standing at the podium in the gymnasium, looking out at the faces of all these kids, Natasha couldn't help but feel awful as her eyes, after scanning the crowd, finally landed on her own daughters face,...

  • Chapter 9 "Tick Tick"

    "Simply Clean?" Natasha asked, holding the bottle in her hand, turning it over to look at the ingredients on the back, an eyebrow arching somewhat in surprise as she added, "mmm, organic. I don't...I...

  • Chapter 8 "Old Sweatshirt"

    Natasha hadn't been through some of these clothes in what felt like years. Surprisingly enough, and much to her enjoyment, all of them still fit her. She was happy to discover that she hadn't lost her...

  • Chapter 7 "The Birthday Show"

    "Hello," Natasha said, smiling at the camera, "Welcome to Simple Living. I'm Natasha Simple, and I'm your guide to feeling good about yourself, or at least better than you usually do. If you only feel...

  • Chapter 7 "Oh, Brother"

    A loud knocking disrupted Gus from his morning cereal routine. He stood up, grabbed his bowl of wheaties and headed out into the hallway of the complex to find a man about his age, with very short hair,...