A Story in the Dick M. Young Stories Universe
A young girl growing up with a single mother tries to cope with the loneliness and isolation in rural Mississippi. Her world is turned upside down when she meets Rachael, a new girl in town who exploits her for her selfish interests. Clinging to their friendship, she is devastated when Rachael moves away but soon finds comfort when her estranged father returns, picking up where Rachael left off.
Susan came from Southern California to Pennsylvannia to attend college. There she met Jeremy, a young farm boy brushing up on the latest agriculural advances for his family farm. She and Jeremy fall in love and he proposes to Susan. Is she ready and willing to do what it takes to marry Jeremy, regardless of what is involved? Does she love him enough to marry into a family rigidly bound to what they feel is just and proper?
Sandi wanders down to her local bar late one night and discovers new men in her life. Her subsequent adventures progress as her inhibitions are stripped away.