Short-Shorts
by JJ HolbertTwo middle aged couples got out to a show and experience both the familiar and the new. Denise has a sexy side hustle, which is all well and good, until her students walked in. Mental Illness Awareness Week
The first week in October is Mental Illness Awareness Week. In honor of it, I recorded an excerpt of my novel Big Flame and Little Buck, Chapter 1, entitled 1983: A Concert, A Wreck, and A Phone Call. It is the first time we meet Pat Bates and Dante Zuckerman, the summer before their senior year of high school. Pat had been battling depression off and on during his junior year, but had been doing better as of late. That is, until the accident.A man questions his confidence after a long marriage and eventual divorce Broken Rules
Anna connects folly from her college days to her current work with foster youth.Fate, or Just Fatal?
Tony dies soon after a visit to his father, who has dementia.Ratted Out
In a not-so-distant future, the rats take Manhattan.The Tour Guide
A woman continues her family's legacy of being a tour guide in her native country of Viet Nam. Read it here: https://jjholbert.comBeing Seen
A woman visits the desert and finds what she never thought she could: herself. Read it here: https://jjholbert.com/Scratching at the fence
A middle school girl talks about the things that make up her life. Read it here: https://jjholbert.com/