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David Palone is hurt and alone. Abandoned by his parents at a young age and having spent much of his childhood in the foster care system, he now lives on his own and trusts no one. Now, living on the streets in Youngstown, Ohio, David's past catches up to him, and he must figure out two things: how to reconcile with his parents' past actions and the cold, unforgiving, isolated life it has given him, and whether or not he can begin to trust again.

We expect people to accept things that they don’t feel worthy of. Trying to love them hurts us. Yet, we have the nerve to look down on them in disgust. Judging them for not loving themselves but if we are the example of what love is and we continue to hurt ourselves and call it love, how appealing do we make love look to them?

Eric a white man wakes up one morning to find out he's a black man. While he does freak out, his life doesn't stop because of this. He goes out into the world to find out the stories his best friend Warren tells of being a black man has truth to them. Eric soon realizes that there is a huge race problem that exists in this country. After his experiences of being a black man, he understands that his white privilege has allowed him to get by in life and that change must happen and it starts with him. Sometimes to understand the racial issues that exist in this world, the roles must be reversed…

The long, arduous trial comes to an end as the community prepares for what's to come of the futures of Matthew and Max. The verdict is given and the reactions from everyone's perspectives including Matthew and Max. You'll hear from the parents, jurors, the mayor and many other people involved in the case. As the community comes together, now comes healing and trying to move on from such a horrific event that they thought would never happen in their town. Certain things are coming to light about this case that no one would ever think of. There are some whistleblowers in this case that will change how things are reported to you and looked at with any major tragic event that happens in Amer ...

Book 2 of the Slackertype Trilogy: at the turn of the millennium, can a slacker achieve his potential, or is he doomed to drown in paranoia?

Timothy and Rachel have been through so much in their lives. Pain, anguish, struggle, personal issues, family issues but they’re at a place of uncertainty and their purpose. Their lives have gone on a path they never thought they would go and they’re at a place of giving up. Until they find out the day they’re going to die. Upon realizing that, they go to great lengths to make their last days the most memorable. If you found out the day you were going to die, how would you live it? How would it impact you? Sometimes we take life for granted, this is Timothy and Rachel’s stories, hopefully it makes you realize how precious life really is….

The Ohioans is a collection of short stories about people who live in Ohio, or are from Ohio, or who go there sometimes. Subjects include getting lost in the woods, vacationing in Spain, eating ice cream, death, hope, youth, old age, spooky houses and caves, and cats. There are 16 stories, and the book is 129 pages long.