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1983 Las Vegas. Neon lights. No rules. Until one test changes everything.Seventeen-year-old Joe just dropped out and walked away from a toxic family that tried to destroy him. His new life? Running a sleazy head shop on the wrong side of the Strip - a haze of Mötley Crüe, weed smoke, coke lines, and endless nights that feel like freedom at last.This is his sanctuary. No curfew. No judgment. Just raw, reckless possibility.Then a pregnancy test turns positive.One pink line and the dream collapses. The party ends. The future he thought he escaped is suddenly staring him down, forcing him to decide what kind of man he's going to become - or if he's going to run forever.Sanctuary Row is a raw, unfiltered coming-of-age novella that doesn't flinch. Gritty, heartbreaking, and brutally honest, it captures the electric thrill of 1980s youth - and the devastating moment when the party stops and real life begins.For readers who loved the unapologetic edge of Less Than Zero and the raw honesty of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Lamar D. Vine is a former civil servant who received an unexpected early retirement in 2025. He relocated to Southeast Asia and now writes full-time while dividing his time between Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia.He is the author of seven published novelettes, including his debut Sanctuary Row, Echoes of Nothing, Eagle 12, The Writer, Flashes of You, SHE, and You Can Never Go Back. His stories are known for their raw, gritty, and unflinching look at coming of age, family trauma, rebellion, lost love, and personal reinvention.Lamar has adapted several of his works into screenplays. His screenplay for The Writer was selected as an Official Nominee at the Venice Shorts Festival, and his screenplay for Echoes of Nothing is an Official Selection at the Beyond Hollywood International Film Festival 2026. Four of his screenplays - The Writer, Flashes of You, Sanctuary Row, and You Can Never Go Back - have also advanced to Quarter-Finalist in the Wiki Screenplay Contest at international film festivals.