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The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 1
I have never been suicidal. Sure, I’ve had dark thoughts in my life, but who hasn’t? They were never more than just a passing thought that swooped into…
 • Russell Nohelty
The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 2
The woman manipulated and obfuscated, but she did not lie. I liked that about her.
 • Russell Nohelty
The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 3
I’d wanted to be seen as a good girl ever since I was a child, and good girls went to church. At least, that’s what my mother said.
 • Russell Nohelty
The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 4
I couldn’t stop staring at the flier all the way home. Tracy kept talking to me, but I was lost in my own world.
 • Russell Nohelty
The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 5
The party was packed with punks and stoners. The musk of weed plumed toward us as we squeezed through two stoned metal heads at the entrance to the…
 • Russell Nohelty
The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 6
I hadn’t been on a date since eighth grade, and even then, it wasn’t much of a date.
 • Russell Nohelty
The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 7
There was a time when Tracy and I hung out together every single day. Sometimes we hung out so long that it bled into the next day, and sometimes that…
 • Russell Nohelty
The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 8
An interesting phenomenon occurred once everyone thought I was crazy. They started questioning every word I’d ever said.
 • Russell Nohelty
The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 9
I spent the weekend trying to cram a thousand workouts into two days. It’s impossible to do two months’ worth of working out in a weekend, but I tried…
 • Russell Nohelty
The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 10
We were in a good mood as we walked down the hall and stepped onto the elevator, following the directions the nurse had given us. Once we reached the…
 • Russell Nohelty
The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 11
Basketball practice was hard when you were too tired to keep your eyes open. I got hit in the head at least three times every afternoon for the rest of…
 • Russell Nohelty
The Void Calls Us Home - Chapter 12
Paintings of the Void hung all around Doctor Thatcher’s office. They were on every wall in her waiting room, and her therapy room. I didn’t know if it…
 • Russell Nohelty
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