Laying It All Out There

Written by Denise Stallins

Narrated by Melinda Wade

Alene Adele Sterling does not want to fall off the Rockies, freeze in a monster blizzard, or have any adventures at all. 

But she went to Colorado anyway.

After twenty years of teaching, steady, reliable Professor Sterling flips out in front of her literature class. Time for a change? 

Definitely! So when her dad starts cancer treatment, Alene has to brave-up to break out of her routine life. She flies to Colorado to buy cannabis where it is legal, and sneak it home to Texas, where it is not. Arriving at the height of the Green Rush, Alene discovers the glitzy world of pot dispensaries below the gritty streets of downtown Denver.

And when edibles work wonders for her dad, she reaches out to best friend Mitch, rebel sister Tessa, and super-genius Nolan to get more. But can Alene avoid being frisked, fired, and arrested? Find out!

Authentic, dramatic, and sparkling with laughter, Laying It All Out There shows you how to crush fear, hug friends, love family, and fight for what’s right.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: Flatbutt Press
• Release date: Sep 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798985558067

Denise Stallins

Denise Stallins taught literature for Alamo Colleges in San Antonio for more than 25 years.  She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her master’s in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California.  Denise likes to travel, hike, garden, cook, and walk small bossy dogs.  Laying It All Out There is her first novel.  See pictures from Colorado on her website at denisestallins.com