Read 52 Scenes in 52 Weeks | 2023

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He should have said No! when they suggested moving on to a strip club after their regular Friday night drinks.  He should have definitely said No! when they took a booth and invited several private dancers for lap dances and other favours. He should have most certainly said No! when one

Rosie hurried through the morning sun to the lawyer’s office. The brick building looked dated especially with the white columns out front. It looked so contrived, theatrical almost. The building looked as if it should be down south and not in Yonkers.  She wished she could stay outside soaking up the

Esther escapes from her sister, friends and the burden of social contact to the safety of her home, only to find a bigger problem there .
Dina learns something surprising from her dad.

School is a different universe.  Nothing looks or feels the same when you’re not in school.  Everything about what Ms. Arbor said bothered me while I was at school.  I wanted to scream at her that she was out of her mind. I mean, what does “at risk” mean anyway?  At

Vihaan goes for a run Vihaan enjoyed the bounciness of his running sneakers. He was happy for his new shoes and had looked forward to trying them out on this outing. His morning runs had become a sacred routine for clearing his mind before work. The painful memories of David had

A streak of pink was pushing underneath the clouds.  Claudia and Jackson had made it to the overpass. They were safe.   She hadn’t accounted for the wind, though. It was determined, gusty. Strong enough to make them both shiver. It was pushing them back, away from the dark waves, back towards

In this week's episode, the director speaks with Marybeth and Bobby about what went wrong on Io, we get some of the circumstantial backstory as an aside, then the next action is foreshadowed in the last lines. [1,696 words.]

The Daze I felt exhausted, lost and in a daze. I helplessly looked to the doctors and nurses for some answers, a miracle, some hope, information, and a promise that Gareth would be okay… Doctors are specialists, and their attention is spread. They have little time to comfort you. Their job

Shaking the stars from her eyes, Dee scrambled forward to the ledge. The noise from Sunrise had ceased and she could only see the shadow of the hulking town below her. She turned toward her recruits, “That’s not good. Up! Up!” as she began scrambling up the pine with the assistance

Esther ducks and evades but Jeanie has picked up the scent.

The rain was starting to spit as Alex parked her car.  Exiting swiftly, she pulled her coat closer around her and kept her keys in her hand.  Reaching the front step, she rang the doorbell twice in succession and counted quickly to ten before slipping her key in. Her mother had