You have just entered the realm of the "strange, depressing, and humorous." Whatever your preference, read away. And if you happen to be an agent or publisher, stand back while I roll out the red carpet...heehee...

This is the story of my life. Why would anyone want to read about a stranger who has never even been in a TV commercial or recorded a demo? Because I have been from the depths of hell to the ecstasies of heaven, and when you are finished reading, you will have been there, too.

Contents

Chapter One: Harboring Secrets
Chapter Two: The Journals
Chapter Three: Nobody Wants Her
Chapter Four: Screaming Silence
Chapter Five: Insanity
Chapter Six: I'd Rather be in Hell
Chapter Seven: Life as a Crazy Person
Chapter Eight: Touched by Lesbian Hands
Chapter Nine: I Love You Anyway
Chapter Ten: Life as a Normal Person
Chapter Eleven: Not in This Life

Shield

A very short story about a wimpy teenage girl and the short-fused, impatient friend who gives up her life to protect her.

Pearls Before Dawn

A futuristic short-short about a woman on her 90th birthday who reminisces about the 1970's.

Plexiglass Faces

A heartbreaking story about a young girl who has been institutionalized so long that she no longer dares to remember the outside world.

March of the Black Queen

A personal favorite. This is an autobigraphical essay about how Freddie Mercury became, and continues to be, my idol.

©1997 Jayme DeCas. All rights reserved.