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Chapter 1: David’s Summer

Welcome! Thank you for reading. BIRTH Deanna perched on the top row of bleachers, undeterred by the weight of nine months of child. Things were rumbling below in her belly. She could feel it. “I’ll have the better view,” she had said to Alex when they arrived at Victory Heights Playfield over an hour earlier.…

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Chapter 3: Vermin 2.0

Welcome! Thank you for reading Chapter 2. Neighbors Morning came fast for Bradley, but he hadn’t slept well. His back ached and he didn’t feel rested. The bed had the support of a hammock stretched to its limits. Sam poked his head into the bedroom. “I got to run and get some supplies,” Sam said.…

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Chapter 2: Vermin 2.0

Welcome! Thank you for reading Chapter 1. Bronx Hunts Point was divided by a bustling industrial park to the south and poor residential neighborhoods to the north. Once a vibrant and sought-after vacation destination for New York’s elite at the turn of the 20th century, the district had became more and more industrialized, pushing residents…

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Chapter 1: Vermin 2.0

Welcome! Thank you for reading. Airport At two o’clock in the morning the night before Bradley arrived, the cloudless skies over Hunts Point twinkled with stars. The new moon made the Point just a little darker. New moons are an active time for rats at night. The cover of darkness paired with the lack of…

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Chapters 4-7: Tied, A Street Gang Novel

Welcome! Thank you for reading Chapters 1-3. Note: Please be aware that this preview contains strong language and gang violence. FOUR – Lam’s Grocery Dahn Lam stood outside his grocery store, moving an extended squeegee attached to a hose across the store’s sign, Lam’s Grocery, Est. 1976. His trademark whistle hung loosely around his scrawny neck.…