Showing results by narrator "Lori Faiella" in Literature & Fiction

The human search for a solution to disease and physical decay has driven many to go to extreme measures. Dr. Carl Stanley's efforts are no exception, his creation, Marie becomes the picture of physical perfection; possessing the ability to heal at a rapid rate. She has been groomed from infancy to apply her gifts in the service of war.

Ten-year-old Lilly is the victim of a terrible house fire and a wretched family. Her father is an addict with mental illness, her mother was murdered and then buried across the street, and her uncle got her addicted to heroin.

A Thirty-Something Girl follows the story of Hope. At the age of 30, she finds her life in utter shambles. Everything that could go wrong has - divorce, loss of a child, financial struggles. It is the love and unfettered support of her close friends who keep her from being lost in the quicksand of utter despair. As she slowly begins to wrap her head around who she is and what it means to be happy, she meets a man, Sam. Sam is also not a stranger to hardship and finds himself at his own crossroads.

Ike Glass is well versed in chaos, but even he is unprepared for what the world will become after the outbreak. Ace Cullen has been loyal to his country ever since he was brought to the states as a young boy, but it's difficult to stand by a country that can't even take responsibility for their own actions. Phoenix Blue just wants a night of mindless sex...is that too much to ask? Always a black sheep, she shocks everyone as she finds the strength inside herself to protect the ones she cares about, and fight to see another day.

I sense...murder! My name is Carrie Dowd, and I know how the deed is done, the circumstances surrounding the person's disappearance, and the turmoil the victim endured. But who did it always evaded me, even after a missing girl's mother reached out for help. How am I going to assist a mourning family if I cannot truly reveal what my psychic mind saw?

Life is full of challenges, and how we react to them determines who we really are. In these short stories, eleven people face unique challenges that are not always what they seem. A Native American ignores his culture, and his ancestors inflict a hallucination upon him. Two deer hunters find themselves scrambling after a hunting accident goes terribly wrong. A woman looking for love on the internet goes on the craziest date of her life.