Rusty-James is becoming addicted to drugs to cope with his depression and anger against the Motorcycle Boy's murderer. But worse comes to worse, and Rusty-James's life is crumbling into a million pieces, taking Rylee's soul with him. It dawns on Rylee that, whether she likes it or not, she must help Rusty-James through this rough patch. Will Rylee manage to fix Rusty-James or will his depression and addiction pull them both down into flames? This story is a spinoff of Rumble Fish and Drugstore Cowboy. All characters of Rumble Fish are property of SE Hinton. Rylee Russo and her family are all property of me. *Trigger warning: substance abuse, mental health, suicide* Completed June 2014.

One day in the lives of 4 teenage girls takes a violent turn as they read aloud a book from their Language Arts class. In this life-changing experience, these girls of 2014 are taken back 48 years, forced to live in a time completely different than their own. Will they ever find their way back? Or will they live their life forever in the time of hair grease, mustangs, and gang rivalries?