Jamie Thornton: 2 books

A woman living in an urban neighborhood gripped by a recession witnesses her neighbors leave, home by foreclosed home. But when the police and the “C U Move” van come for her, she must stand up for her right to belong. A short story originally published in The Quotable Lit.

A middle-aged woman, left with an empty nest and a dog, Trip, she never wanted, despairs in her new role as his sole caretaker. But when they walk their deserted neighborhood on a windy, autumn day, she must confront a violent group of dogs and her feelings of worthlessness to keep them both alive.