Rosa James
Bio
I am a mother of three, wife, veteran, a student at Fayetteville State University, and a veterinary assistant. Whether or not I get into vet school, I intend to get a Master of Ed. and seek a PhD in Environmental/Biological Anthropology.
Stories (2/0)
Honor and Succession
It was six-o-clock on a Sunday morning and her phone had already rung at least four times. Sundays were her only free days and the only person she knows that likes to blow up her phone was her mother. But on the fourth ring, instead of silencing the phone, she answered in a muted voice, “What is it?”
By Rosa James3 years ago in Families
Embracing Despair
She stood in the rain holding the hood of the poncho close with one hand and fingering the handle of a knife in the other. She had found him hiding behind the closed door of the derelict trailer while she fought for courage. He was the reason she was alone. He was the reason she spent countless nights in the emergency room when he had returned home drunk and angry, always angry. He was the reason she took her son and ran. He was always the reason. She had loved him as long as she had been able. It started off great, just like all relationships, but it ended in turmoil. She never thought, not for one second, that her son would pay the price for her foolish mistakes.
By Rosa James3 years ago in Fiction
