The Teenager

Meet Jack, the main character of the YA novel series THIRTEEN about a teenager, his single mom, a cop, and an invading army

The Mother

Characterization of the mother in the YA novel, THIRTEEN 'bout a foreign invasion of a NA town, a 13 year old boy & his mom

Valentines Day, Love and Being Single

It's Valentines Day. It's also Single Awareness Day, whatever that is. This is my third Valentine's Day as a single woman and I want to celebrate that. Being single is not a stigma, nor is it the end of the...

Talking Relationships With my Son

When did this happen?  When did my little boy grow up into a man? My Teen got a Girlfriend It's midnight and my son has just got off the phone with his girlfriend, the result is another anxiety filled panic attack as...

Occupied Christmas – Part 13

THIRTEEN‘s characters try to celebrate Christmas. Click to go to – Part 1 – The Crawlspace The Morning   "Jack wake up, it's Christmas morning." The words slip through Jack's sleep filled mind. His shoulder moved. Pushed by something. Poking him over...

Occupied Christmas – Part 12

THIRTEEN‘s characters try to celebrate Christmas. Click to go to – Part 1 – The Crawlspace The Goose Jack felt proud of himself as he walked toward the house with the goose on his back and his mom's gifts stuffed in his...

Occupied Christmas – Part 11

THIRTEEN‘s characters try to celebrate Christmas in an occupation zone. Click to go to – Part 1 – The Crawlspace Shopping II Brock found a pair of earrings he thought his mom would like and traded the seller a couple of...

Occupied Christmas – Part 10

Jack goes to buy his mom a gift at the local black market.

Occupied Christmas – Part 9.

THIRTEEN‘s characters try to celebrate Christmas in an occupation zone. Click to go to – Part 1 – The Crawlspace The Friends There were nine of them sitting in the room that had housed the tree. They were Jack’s friends, those...