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Before getting into the next chapter, here is a minor job update and some tips for those  #opentowork . First, no, I don't have a job -...

I can’t see; the smoke is filling the room. I don’t see fire, only pinkish smoke that wafts all around me. “Are you both OK?” I hear...

I contemplate what to message Patrice as I sit in the kitchen chair. Officer Lopez is talking to Chief Errington next to me. I also...

I clamp my hand over my mouth. Is that my nephew? Or did he shoot someone? I immediately grab my phone, quietly slip out of my bed, go to...

It’s been a few days, and I haven’t heard from Patrice, and wonder if I made a mistake in texting her. But I try again; this time, it’s a...

I barely slept. I thought of every scenario of the good, bad, and ugly. I want so badly to just call the police and end it right now, but...

PART TWO PART TWO The Messenger The Messenger I’m not asleep; instead, I hear voices downstairs and wonder what’s happening. And then I...

I pace back and forth in Gray’s office, waiting for him to return. It’s been almost 20 minutes, and my anxiety is through the roof. After...

The following day, I open my eyes and feel like someone has taken a hammer to my head. A migraine, one of several I get every month, has...

A young, pretty strawberry blonde woman sits on one of our barstools. She whips around and smiles. She’s wearing a red pencil skirt and...

I’m ten minutes from McDonald’s when a police siren blares it’s lights behind me. I stare at my speedometer and notice I’m not speeding....

Ten minutes later, I pull up in front of the Grantsville Police Department. My hands are sweaty, and my pulse quickens. I don’t know why...

I freeze and wonder if I should turn around or quickly open the door and shut and lock it. I turn around and see a woman, her hands on...

Here are a few more facts about Asters: Asters prefer areas with cool, moist summers and cool nights in sites with full to partial sun....

This is getting ridiculous; I punch in my response. WHO IS THIS, AND WHAT DO YOU WANT? I’m aware I’m responding in all caps, but then so...

At five minutes to 3:00 p.m., Leah and I plop down on her couch with iced tea and cookies. The TV is on Channel 2, and we sit in...

Sitting at dinner with Brock, my mind goes in a million directions. I can’t get the last words Gray said out of my mind. I’ve hardly...

After our walk, I settle into doing some work and Zoom with a client about their marketing strategy for a new product they developed....

The scene changes to earlier that morning, with Deanna speaking to a reporter from Channel 2 News. It looks like every state news channel...

I hope you're enjoying the book so far - again, let me know your thoughts! I'm on a roll and have written ten chapters so far. I write a...