Psychological Suspense, Travel, Romance, Erotica, Paranormal - Stories, Poetry, and Excerpts
Read never before published stories and excerpts from J. Sharland’s novels including the fact-based-fiction suspense travel thriller Under the Umbrella of Paradise, the paranormal psychological suspense novel Shadows of the Ripples, and the suspense travel horror novel The RV Park.
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How I Shed My Fear of the Ocean with a Stone
My husband and I were staying the winter in our RV at an RV Park on the west coast of Mexico, where the Pacific ocean was not very user-friendly unless you were a surfer or a super strong swimmer, of which I was neither. I avoided entering the water because I had had a fear of the vastness of the sea. It began when I was thirteen while visiting an aunt and uncle in California.
The Agony and The Victory, Part One
Agony. That was my name, not a condition in which I suffered. At least toward the end. When I decided I needed to change my name. Because I was tired of not only feeling bad but being the brunt of nasty people’s jokes. And having my mother’s boyfriends’ needs for making my name meaningful.