Dancing Between Reality and Reminiscence: Short Stories
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Broken Glass: Everyone has a little broken glass inside, but sometimes it gives you the inner strength to do something extraordinary.
Don't Tell: After a power outage in the ice cream shop Phoebe is employed at, people start disappearing, and Phoebe is counting down the seconds until she's next.
The Invention of Laughter: Lauren and Rafael are outcasts, but maybe they can learn from each other that what sets them apart is the thing that makes them truly unique.
The Pinball Queen: A school in financial trouble, a band of misfits, and a pinball machine. Do they have what it takes to save it all?
The Diary of a Hopeless Cat Lady: Amber Parker is normal woman trying to make her way in the world, until one day when she's kidnapped, then mysteriously returned. The weird things start happening...
Burn Me Down: A tale of gangs, choices, and compassion in unexpected places.
Resident 8912: Veronica has been betrayed by the one closest to her, so now she has endure torturous experiments every night. Can she trust another person enough to escape?
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