Solidarity

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Emery's a mess and Reese knows it. Lucky for her, he knows just what she needs. Challenge accepted.

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…chooses a lone elevator from a wall filled with them. Once we step inside, the door closes, separating us from the rest of the world. We lean against the wall of the well-appointed conveyance, its high-end décor holding its own against the building in which it’s…

By Madison Willoughby

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Choices

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…didn’t intentionally choose a life of violence and murder.  My life kind of chose me.

     That’s what I tell myself anyway.  Believing as I do, diminishes my regrets and makes me feel less responsible.  After all, what choice had I really had?

     My childhood, or the lack of it, was without warm fuzzies and, ultimately, funneled me into service with the U.S. Navy.  Granted, it was a path I readily embraced, but the military wasn’t big on warm fuzzies either.  Instead of giving me a big family style hug, it honed my innate talents.  

     I learned many valuable things during my time in the service.   Among them was the foundational lesson that good…

By Madison Willoughby

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