I loved this short! The story is based in a world where the “norm” is LGBTQ+ as opposed to heterosexual. Not a new concept, but this story has an interesting angle. A new way for people to see how hard it is to come out. The thing is, though EVERYONE should read this story, I think it’s really aimed toward heterosexual people. It can teach how freaking stupid people sound when telling the LGBT community that we are not “normal.”
Follow Paul as he comes out to his moms and deals with the fallout of being forced out of a closet that he wasn’t ready to step out of yet. You’ll also get to follow the burgeoning relationship between him and Molly.
This book can only be found on Amazon and is roughly 10,000 words long. For $.99 it’s a great price for a quick read, but I warn you it’s not a smell the roses type of story. It deals with many issues we deal with in the gay community. There is the coming out, bullying, discrimination, and the loss of family and friends. I give this short story 4 Marbles, and I really hope to see more from Paul and Molly. I’d like to hope they have a happy ever after kind of ending, though I have a feeling it will be hard for Paul to get there. ~Timmy
As the World Falls Down is now available
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About As The World Falls Down
One day Paul is a typical, All-American teenager with an after school job, parents who love and support him and a secret brewing within. But all of that changes when he finds himself in a fight for acceptance for who he really is in a world that says he's an abomination, immoral, and diseased. When he is forcibly outed, his world is turned upside down. Can he really gain the acceptance he desires even when the current political and religious climate teaches that heterosexuality is wrong and seeks to deny him the basic rights that should be afforded everyone, heterosexual or not?
About Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family. She enjoys reading, watching great horror and drama films, and spending time with her daughter when not writing. Jennifer has been writing since she was nine years old, where she started her first book with the table of contents (before anything else was written). Jennifer writes in a variety of genres, enjoying all facets of fiction.
The only thing better than writing a deep character full of angst and discovery, or writing a world of delight and danger, or a compelling scene that feels authentic and full of emotion, is knowing that my readers have enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. If you laughed at my jokes or hung off my cliffs, let me know! You can find me on my blog. Have a Facebook? Follow me there! I'm on Twitter as well @JenniferLee_76. Thank you for reading!
The only thing better than writing a deep character full of angst and discovery, or writing a world of delight and danger, or a compelling scene that feels authentic and full of emotion, is knowing that my readers have enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. If you laughed at my jokes or hung off my cliffs, let me know! You can find me on my blog. Have a Facebook? Follow me there! I'm on Twitter as well @JenniferLee_76. Thank you for reading!
