Title: Monica
Subtitle: A Short Story Collection (Hardcover Edition)
Description: You have to stand up and fight for what you believe in. Monica is determined to bring down and expose the dirty secrets of a hypocritical State Senator who voted against Roe. Monica and the other eleven short stories in this collection are a snapshot of America today. Monica is standing up and fighting for abortion rights and for her personal freedom to choose. Sometimes, we all have to take a stand for something. Here are the titles of the twelve stories in this collection (1) GI Blues (2) 7 O’clock (3) The Watch (4) Tell Him I’m Sorry (5) Monica (6) Heaven (7) The New Store In Town (8) The Line (9) Randie’s Free Library (10) Love At Any Age (11) LaBrea (12) Cherokee Wings. In GI BLUES a homeless man’s greatest desire is to be a Marine, but is he mentally fit? In THE NEW STORE IN TOWN, where the kids are in total control, a mother finds herself in court after she goes into her son’s room and takes a few quarters out of his piggy bank. In LABREA a podcast gets heated when the subject of CRT is discussed. In LOVE AT ANY AGE a dating service for seniors makes a successful match. In 7 O’CLOCK a young man confronts White silence head on and must make a decision that will change his life forever. In THE WATCH a career police officer is forced to deal with the detrimental effect of fentanyl in a very personal way. In THE LINE an executive of a prominent restaurant franchise creatively teaches a racist manager a lesson in fairness. In TELL HIM I’M SORRY an elderly lady in a nursing home tells the staff about her past secrets. In HEAVEN two teenagers discover themselves, in more ways than one. In CHEROKEE WINGS an old Native American takes the kids in their trailer park on the ride of their lives. In RANDIE’S FREE LIBRARY a police officer uses his people skills to calm a worrisome neighbor.
Subjects: Short Story Collection
Places: Spotsylvania County (Va.), Des Moines
People: Monica, Randie, LaBrea
Time periods: Today