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- •Chapter 1
- •I decided to play along. Perhaps she wasn’t so much of a snob, or even straight for that matter.
- •Chapter 2
- •I fought off the cracking in my voice and said, “Well, I guess we’ll be going shopping first, before I make an attempt at showing you how much like those damn romantics I can be.”
- •I navigated southern Jersey easily; I’d been doing it all my life. When you’re from there, you’re entire youth and much or your teen years are absorbed by the draw of the Atlantic Ocean.
- •I weaved a tale I’d relived in my head over and over for several years.
- •Chapter 3
- •I did some quiet meditation and had a nice glass of scotch. Although tempted to have many more glasses, I took some Melatonin and went to bed. At 3:00 am my phone rang.
- •Chapter 4
- •I brushed her hair away from her eyes. She started to say, 57
- •I didn’t want to love Janine Jordan, but I did. My heart broke for her in the moment, with her hand in my lap, at her dining room table, on an October late afternoon.
- •Chapter 5
- •I had a few more rum and cokes and tried to get comfortable in my surroundings. Sheila stayed by me and kept bringing me into conversations I didn’t want to take part in.
- •I was awake now, sober in an instant. Reality will do that to you. I returned to the party, dazed. Sheila found me back in the kitchen, headlong into a bottle of scotch, glass optional.
- •Chapter 6
- •I thought we were; my page was no blackouts, no moronic or dramatic behavior, no problem. Besides, I doubted her 78
- •I ran down the hall to the ladies room and vomited. I washed off my face with cool water, sank down on the floor, and 83
- •Chapter 7
- •I met with Dan the next afternoon and, much to my disappointment, he thought taking a vacation was a terrible idea.
- •Chapter 8
- •I looked over at her, hair blowing in the breeze with Wayfarers on. So beautiful, my angel, my muse, my musician.
- •Chapter 9
- •I’m trying? That’s what I was expected to accept? She wasn’t my troubled teenager failing a class, and I wasn’t her fucking mother. I’m trying. I could not believe that was all she had to say.
- •I couldn’t recall the last, if any, Arnold Schwarzenegger film I’d seen, so my action hero self wasn’t quite sure what to do next. Stupidly I stood there with the front door hanging open and 113
- •Chapter 10
- •Acknowledgements
- •About angela kelly
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Acknowledgements
My sincere gratitude goes to my publisher, JMS Books.
JMS has been paving the way for new LGBT authors, and has created a publishing experience that is both validating and highly rewarding.
I want to thank Cheri Peterson, Pam Crews, Dawn Nickens, and my family for their limitless and unconditional love and support. I also owe a big thanks for the comic relief often provided by Sara J. Rose.
Even more gratitude must be extended to Suzi Wilson, Linda Zukowski, and Jane Cuvelier, for setting the very finest examples of what it means to be a responsible, productive, adult woman.
Finally, I have to thank the creative talent of the real rock stars in my life, Kayla Brown, Dawna Nelson, and Angie Heaton, you have all contributed to the soundtrack of my life.
About angela kelly
Angela Kelly has been writing since she was tall enough to hit the keys on a manual typewriter. Two of her poems, Religion and Redemption, received awards, and her first novel, Unavailable: One Lesbian's Struggle with the Bisexuality of Other Women, was released through JMS Books earlier this year and has been well received and reviewed, both in the LGBT community and mainstream alike.
Kelly lives, breathes, and consumes books. She has been employed in the publishing production industry for over ten years, and has a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Illinois. She spends much of her time haunting libraries and local bookstores, always in search of the next piece of inspiring and overwhelming literature to add to her reading repertoire.
A native Jersey girl, Angela Kelly currently resides begrudgingly in the cornfields of the Midwest with her partner, Cindy, and their furry four-legged children. She hopes to someday retire near the oceans of the east coast of Florida, where she plans to write her memoirs with a sharp shell in the sand.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Acknowledgements