(Adult Content, 18+) The year is 1978 and Astoria Briggs is a board mixer for Capital Records, when one day her boss tells her the infamous Quincy Jones' client is stuck on a song. They need a mixer, someone with an ear for music, someone fresh to the scene. Astoria was just the person they were looking for and the rest, well... It's difficult to explain. This story spans four decades in total. *Rated Mature for graphic scenes depicted of the medical nature, child abuse depictions, language, and sexual themes* (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ Winner of the Best 80's MJ Fiction Award, 2019

A group of childhood friends growing up in a small Charlotte neighborhood face the trials and tribulations of becoming aware of how small their city truly is. Surfacing traumas, deteriorating friendships, and questioned faith brings some to a point where they either crack under pressure or turn into a diamond. Started: 2018 Ended: 2023