Our Family Portrait
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Last published Mon, Jan 15, 2024
"You've committed murder, arson, and theft, but you can't wash a few dishes?"
"I was born to kill, not clean."
"Oh for fuck's sake."
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Kyrah Fiore Marino is 16 years old and trying her best to accomplish her dreams. She is artistic, like her mother, sarcastic, guarded, and like all beautiful flowers, she is surrounded by thorns. Kyrah's school life is a mess, with bullies determined to make her out as someone she isn't. Her rent is always due too soon, and she houses a cat she can barely afford but loves nonetheless.
Kyrah is used to navigating the world alone. Until she witnesses a kidnapping and is drawn into the world of her five older brothers and their father. Within lies chaos, a found family, secrets, and self-discovery.
"You are trembling fists & trembling teeth. I know: You didn't mean to be cruel. That doesn't mean you were kind." - Venetta Octavia
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