Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 |  Part 7  | Part 8 Izzie Mills tried to keep her composure as she looked around the room and the strangers who sat in a circle filled room. She could feel them all drawing the attention away from them to her. Damn, did ...

Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Gertie 30 While Gertie remained outside the restaurant. She heard a voice hollering at her. “Gertie, we have a long shift ahead again today.” Gertie took a big sigh and came back inside. Max, the cook, had called her back inside. He did not want her to ...

Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Andres:   Age 25 It was another late night for Andres Rojas.  He worked the long shift at the club as the new opening act on Thursday night. Andres was always working hard at the club as a bartender and as a waiter when they ...

I am starting on a new series titled, Learning To Cope. I am sharing a short excerpt from a WIP I am working on for a short story collection for 2020 which deals with addiction and abuse affecting people today. I hope you like it. Chapter 1: Meet Alice Alice Age 30 Alice stood in ...