Status: Incomplete, Introduction Posted, Working on Chapter 1

When the Smoke Clears

A story following two characters - one that struggles to discover her independence and to get out from under her father's tyrannical thumb, and another who finds herself struggling to fit in.

As a string of gas station robberies terrorizes the inner suburbs of Mount Narlassus, a young Irish girl living in America thinks her life is getting to finally be normal - as normal as she'd like it to be. But that takes an unanticipated turn as a new girl enters the equation; she's funny, she's energetic, and most of all, she's adorable.

But who's this mysterious woman she keeps seeing around school, and why does being scared of her feel surprisingly good?

*** As a warning, I will say now that this story explores a homosexual relationship paradigm - so anyone who does not like fiction about such things does not have to read this ***
  1. Introduction
    Prologue to Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 1
    Introduction of the first main character.
  3. Chapter 2
    Settling in with our other main character.