Short Stories > Adult Theme

Jermaine and Shameka are young teens who have lived a life that not many could even imagine in such a short time. The best friends chronicle their personal lives while living in Alphabet City. They talk about their daily battles and struggles to get by, home life, school and how their mental health is scarred. What they see and the adult decisions they have to make daily to survive is insurmountable. Their experiences will make you realize, not every kid has it easy and that more has to be done to protect them.

Anger, hurt, suffocation, lost, lonliness, numb, worry. Just some of the symptoms one faces when battling anxiety. Meet Jael, in this short story of her life and struggles of one of the most troubling disorders in the world.

CONVERSATIONS WITH A HYPOXIC DOG is a collection of essays, stories and poems from gv simoni's later work. The book explores the nuances of both the physical and the metaphysical aspects of one's existence. Prose, poetry and prose poems offer up insight into life's little indigestions.

Harry was a promising young man destined for a great future. One night changed his whole life as he made the decision to drive drunk. Having done this numerous times in the past, Harry had no idea that this one night would change his perspective on life as he barrels into a car and kills 3 people. This story chronicles his journey being in prison and how he ended up there. The question now becomes, will he be the man who spends his years rotting behind prison walls or will he find a way to rehabilitate himself and make sure that other people don’t make the same mistakes he’s made in his life. This book tackles issues dealing with alcoholism, drunk driving and taking the necessary measure ...

Promises are made every day. You don't always know how long a promise must last, or what it might take to fulfill that promise. This story is the beginning of such a promise.

We move through our lives like a leaf floating on a river, discovering the eddies, the rapids and tranquil pools. A stone falls into the flow and is made smooth by the grinding. As sap rises and falls in the depths of a tree, so our spirit moves in our bodies taking us to places both near and far. We are not humans having spiritual experiences but rather spirits having a human experience. It is in this manner of rising, falling and polished by adversity that our rough edges are ground away and our spiritual core revealed. This is an allegorical short story tracking the emergence of genuine self-awareness of an any-man discovering that beneath the fabricated lies the real.

African American female poet ready to share her poems with the world take a look inside her thoughts and become one with her because to know her is to love her

A short autobiography/memoir summarizing and highlighting the most interesting life events of Mexican born Maria, “Marla” Luisa Elorza del Villar Suarez in 1938. Now known as Marla Oliphant, she moved from Mexico as a young girl and has lived in the United States ever since, and is now in her 80’s. But this is not your typical immigrant story. Not many realize how interesting her heritage, her struggles and her joys she would endure to get to this point. So many struggles, and so much joy, and oh so talented. A proud Mexican, and a proud American. A short-story to truly warm your heart, no matter who you are or where you come from. Excerpt; “My young life in Mexico was not withou ...