Stiff as a Rock
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Last published Sun, Jun 23, 2019
Journalist Maya (My-Uh) Tanner, a go-getting college student, strives towards her Bachelor's Degree as she stumbles through the difficulties of speaking the truth, and nothing but. The main topic of choice: Politics. The deeper into the truth she gets, the more hardships she faces. Hatred. Disgust. Violence. Unhappiness within herself. This is Maya's dream so, will she change for the fans? For herself?
Not until she meets him, the careless stranger who just happens to read Maya's reports, and likes to speak his mind.
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