Drowning in Anxiety

By Anthony Shores

DROWNING IN ANXIETY is comprised of five short stories that all have a shared theme, fear. ETHAN AND THE MINOTAUR is a modern day version of THESEUS AND THE MINOTAUR. Ethan has a crush on a girl in his class and the only way he can tell her his feelings is by winning a teddy bear by completing the school’s festival maze. Unfortunately, the school bully is playing the Minotaur in the maze and has different plans for Ethan. CAGED BIRDS is a story of two siblings murdering their stepfather for years of abuse and sexual harassment. The pair struggles to get their emotions together and question their morals. MARIONETTE NULL is about Maria, a normal college student that was held down by men in suits and stabbed viciously in the gut for a game created by a wealthy child and his family. Maria wakes up in a white bed and is forced to listen to the rules of a game that destroyed any chances of her leading a normal life. DELUSIONS tells a story of a young girl named Esther and her cousin Felix. After being picked up from her friend’s house by Felix, Esther witnesses empty liquor bottles hitting against her leg. Finally, in HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Anna and her husband Eric argue about his whereabouts for the past few days. Anna keeps Eric on the ropes and becomes closer to finding the truth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Anthony Shores
• Release date: Jan 29, 2017

Anthony Shores

Anthony Shores is a graphic novelist, fictional writer, and illustrator. Anthony grew up in Holland, Ohio and he would write and illustrate stories for his neighborhood friends at a young age. Anthony is attending Full Sail University to earn his bachelor’s in writing. He writes romance, realism, fantasy adventure, comedy, and tragedy. Anthony's favorite hobbies include reading, soccer, playing video games, and cooking.

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DROWNING IN ANXIETY

AN ANTHONLOGY OF SHORT STORIES

ANTHONY SHORES

Copyright 2017 Anthony Shores

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Ethan and The Minotaur

Caged Birds

Marionette Null

Delusions

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

About the Author

Ethan and The Minotaur

It was 10:00am on a Friday morning at Legacy Junior High when the children’s festival was taking place. Parents and children were eating and enjoying the festival’s activities. Teachers and students alike were working together to make this year’s children’s festival a success. Some students’ help in completing the school’s maze; other students’ goof around. One student that kept to himself was Ethan Lowell. Ethan was a sixth grader that sported sizable glasses that barely fit. Ethan made his way to the maze to see if the teachers