It Began With a Phone Call...

For the last year, I have been waiting on a promise that I learned about as a child. I had nearly forgotten about it until early last year and the events of the following months made it appear as if my dream was nothing more than a smoker's fantasy. It appeared that I was getting farther and farther away from what I wanted most. My dream seemed to be lost in an ocean of circumstances and I felt helpless to recapture it.

Have you ever wanted something so bad that you were willing to sacrifice wh… Continue

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What's Done In The Dark Alternate Ending Release

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I dreamt about him last night, about us. I dreamt about how he held me in his arms and how soothing his voice was in my ear. I heard his voice, felt his touch, closed my eyes, and listened to everything he was telling. How I didn't have to be afraid anymore. How he would never stop holding me like this. How he didn't care about Daddy or Mama. How he only wanted me. Being awake is so much better...

Then there was a slight push, pressure, pain...pleasure. His Godiva to my sweet creme. Melting.… Continue

Do you know what it's like to have known that you were being fed a lie, but had to choke it down anyway? How could anyone in their right mind think they are better than the next person because of the color of their skin? Are you serious? Well, Daddy, I'm an adult now. Time to make my own decisions....

I felt so brave when I thought those things as I packed up and moved on campus. All that bravato seems to have gone down the drain now as I stand in this crowd of people. A crowd of darks a… Continue

Distracted by years of abuse and racial bigotry, Renee Toliver emerges from her ashes to find happiness miles away from her family farm and the dark secrets that have been kept hidden in a barn. But when Renee finds solace in her new friends, friends her father would never approve of, will she cower under his lies or rise like the Phoenix she is? Soon enough, Renee finds that it is true that the forbidden fruit is always the sweetest and resisting temptation isn't in the cards for her. If only t… Continue