by Rika Mayer
First published 2021
Wren starts drinking again this summer. She tells herself she can stop anytime she wants. She has earned this control through past experience. But now she needs to focus on her work, on writing. She justifies the alcohol by thinking of all the great writers who drank heavily during their most productive periods. Wren knows this might not be the best way to begin her story, but she asks for patience. As an author, she usually knows how her stories will end. This time is different. This is a true story, and she could never have predicted where it would lead. The summer stretches ahead with work to be done and words to be written, but the ending remains a mystery even to her.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, addiction, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Period: Summer
168 pages · Paperback · Independently Published
Content warnings: alcohol-abuse