Red Adept Publishing

“ Even though the aquarium divider is gone, the mollies act as if the barrier is still there. Are we like mollies, stuck in the world we’re used to? ”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“Ethan put his hands on either side of my face and looked into my eyes. “Are you okay?”
“Yes, I am.”
“What are you thinking?” he asked as he lowered his hands from my face.
“The truth was there all along, and I didn’t see it.”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“ How much easier to be the victim here and not the one who did the crime! ”
― Brenda Vicars, Polarity in Motion

“By becoming pregnant, I’d unsuspectingly signed up for a club that I couldn’t cancel the membership to. The rules of the club were that one must smile and nod politely while being force-fed graphic information about a billion little nasty things that would most definitely happen in the near future. Politely backing away from those conversations would’ve been nice, but I discovered no exit. Attempts to flee led to strangers following me, clutching at my arms. “No wait, no wait, let me tell you the worst part about what happened next…” they’d plead, with horrified joy in their eyes. So I learned to wait it out and take in the stories with a smile plastered across my face.”
― Claire Ashby, When You Make It Home