Up Against It

1. Twelve years old, Pat is a hundred pounds of grit thriving in the ideal childhood her parents create.
2. A graduate’s first day on the job ends as she sleeps in her classroom after a dinner of Crisco and Red Vines.
3. 73-year-old Jezebel takes stock of the consequences of her life choices as she plans her next 20 years.
4. Following her mother’s murder, a teen reinvents herself to escape the threats and certainties she sees coming at her.
5. Sometimes a mother's love is not enough.
6. A young teen attempts to live as an adult, starting with a job harvesting timber.
7. A new retiree takes a temp job that becomes a life-changing experience.

©2020 Dana Miller (P)2021 Dana Miller

Excellent set of stories

A peak into everyday life that reminds you how incredibly varied the human experience can be, even as we all go about securing food and shelter for ourselves.