Meet some of the characters in this collection of short stories by debut author Robbie White. Feel the weight of loss as Joanne and Jack grieve through the darkest days of winter in "December Silence." Walk the scorching beach and sunny boardwalk wearing rhinestone sandals as a sister takes her little brother on the trip of his lifetime in "Sting of Summer." Tour with a country music star and his biographer who is battling her own demons in, "Choices." Follow the Deb's tragic story in "Dead Woman's Blog". Experience a young woman's repeated summer ordeal in "Jan's Fourth of July Nightmare." The stories in Contrary Passions overflow with the grace of compassion and, sometimes, hope.
