Leslie Carson is haunted with the memories of the perverse Hatchet Killer that plagued her small town and the unexpected role she played in Arch Teller's subsequent imprisonment. Though years have gone by and hundreds of miles have deliberately been placed between Leslie and the town of Elk Point, a daunting retrial ending in Teller's release renders her world upended. With a dreaded but obligated return to Elk Point to bury her father and console her grief-stricken mother, Leslie is forced to confront her past as well as a dark, looming promise; a promise from her former childhood friend and suspected Hatchet Killer to ultimately ruin Leslie in every way he knows how, plunging her and the town of Elk Point into a sinister and suspenseful game of survival.

The anatomy of man is a lot more terrifying the higher up you go.

Mortal thought and philosophy in the form of prose.

virtues are for fools, darling.

Flirting with a patient is fine . . . as long as it doesn't go further. . . . Sabine is a talented nurse starting her dream job when she meets her newest, flirtatious patient, Ziggy. When Ziggy receives a life-changing diagnosis, he turns to Sabine for help to make it through. As their relationship turns to dependence, Sabine tries to maintain her professionalism enough to support him while he fights for his life. . . . Trigger warnings: This story contains uncomfortable depictions of a serious illness and contains mature content including language, sexual situations, and drug references. Intended for mature audiences only. ©2020 E.M. Wilson, All Rights Reserved

A man's fight with the gods always ends in bloodshed. Thus a man's fight with himself always ends in despair. something of a contemplation poetry, perhaps *unedited

The macabre unraveling of a burdened therapist and underhanded butcher in the filthily overrun and morally bankrupt milieu of New York City.

We're all terrible, terrible people.

xvii, april. (iii). you have no voice if no one is listening. © playlist poetry h.r. : #3