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Novella: Lucky. A girl races into the street to escape her mother's bad choices, guided by a wavering image of her long-gone father. The visions tend to appear when she's in trouble, help her think a way through – which happens a lot as she finds her own feisty, unique way through life. Enter Maria, a well-established Argentinian powerhouse who is several years older, and not at all amused by her rough edges. Life pushes them together, but to what end? While they form an unusual bond, there are many obstacles and adventures separating them from a blended future, most of them internal. Can the girl with the crazy youth catch up with herself before something goes really wrong? Will the dignified business woman drop her guard enough to recognize who whim has brought to her door? Only one way to find out! Sweeping story, with queer romantic tones.Sample from Lucky:A minute later, wrists cuffed, the girl takes her right to remain silent quite seriously.At the station later, out of ideas, for her one phone call she has no choice but to reach out to Father Bernard.He arrives with a well-dressed, beautiful woman. Latina, dark hair, deep brown cat eyes, very red lips, intense. The girl watches her, the way she moves, rhythmic, smooth, as the priest nods a greeting. "Who is in charge here?" the woman demands in a lilting Argentinian accent.The arresting officer looks up, assesses the potential importance of this person, points across the room, "him."The woman does not move, swings her eyes only. "We have an unfortunate misunderstanding. And I will need it cleared up immediately."All the men in the room look at her. Finally the fluffy sergeant ambles over. "We have what now?" Finding the human condition and our antics endlessly fascinating, I tend to write 'slice of life' pieces about moments, situations, interactions, personalities – most often with some amount of humor or irony, always with wonder. The subject or subjects are frequently lgbtq, w/w, to the degree it matters, since people are people, stories are stories.