Read Parts 1-6 Chaos and cacophony. “Dee? Are you okay?” Eddie’s voice penetrates the solipsism. “Dee!” My eyes flicker open to Eddie holding the detached call bell in his left hand, his mouth gaping and face pale. His chest rises and falls through his scrubs. “I’m alive,” I fumble. “Who did this? The night nurse ...

Read Parts 1-5 Content Warning: Recommended 18+ due to mature content, adult situations, and sensitive topics.   “Michael.”   Gasping awake against the dim light and my heart gallops. My muscles clench through a medication-blurred reality as I roll my eyes through the haze toward my mother’s voice. “M-mom?” I stutter. Salt and pepper curls ...

I’m not going to lie to you. I always read history books about the people who opposed the Civil Rights movement, and I thought they were all just people who lived in the south, and their families had a history of being slave owners. I thought it was about family pride, and that they didn’t ...