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"Douglas Welcomes Careful Drivers" - a novel

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WrittenByChristopher

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Andy, Alex and Todd are three friends living and working in a dead-end Californian theme park town. In their small world of days spent working as theme park mascots and nights of partying, the three friends will experience the loss of parents, friends and lovers, and must quickly learn how to cope with loss in a world that has not prepared them for these rites of passage.

The story also features a parallel narrative, presented as interludes, wherein Andy reflects on childhood fairytales his dying mother used to tell him, representing a fantasyland that may once have been Utopian but now that world is fading and the cracks are beginning to show. It is a narrative of love and loss that reflects the real world events occurring in the novel.

"Douglas Welcomes Careful Drivers" is a meditation on family, friends, love and the presence of God where we least expect it.
 
An original fiction by Christopher Daniels (writtenbychristopher)All Rights Reserved

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Free Falling

Last year, Emma Richardson had it all. The perfect family, friends, popularity, looks, and even the perfect boyfriend...or so she thought. In just one night, her whole world came crashing down. Now, a year later, she's still picking up the pieces scattered around her with one terrifying realization: she will have to face her past in order to fix her present. Some of the topics that are talked about in this book, most all of them, can be very triggering for those struggling with mental health, suicide, or rape. Please please please read at your own risk and don't read this if it's going to be too much for you! We love all of our readers, but we want to be cautious to those who struggle with these sensitive topics. This book is currently being edited to make it better, so please stick with us.