Always in My Head: A Collection of Short Stories

By Marvea Jackson

Take an unsuspected dip into a crumbling marriage with “Paradise Falls”. Infidelity hits newlyweds Jim and Jane while honeymooning in Hawaii. They must fix things or be adrift. Stakes are high in “The Deal” when Alice makes a deal she can’t repay. Time is ticking and she has nowhere to run. Alice must repay her debt or face the consequences. There’s a strange noise coming from outside and it’s getting louder in “Too Strange to Tell” Elain battles her internal demons while trying to break free from herself and childhood trauma. Everything is dark and grim in “The Empty” where Emily struggles to find her place in the world, she will have to muster up some courage to face her demons. Sibling rivalry hits hard in “The Shed” when Alice and Mike must come together for their dying mother and each other.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marvea Jackson
• Release date: Mar 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215848999

Marvea Jackson

Marvea R. Jackson is a Screenwriter for film in the genres of horror, psychological thrillers, suspense, dystopian dramas, and sci-fi. She will have her BFA in Creative Writing in November of 2024 and has a published work in The Eyrie, a Literary/Trades Journal from Eastern Maine Community College. When she’s not writing she enjoys singing and dance parties with her 5-year-old.

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ALWAYS IN MY HEAD: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES

Marvea R Jackson

Copyright by Marvea R Jackson, 2023

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Paradise Falls

The Deal

Too Strange to Tell

The Empty

The Shed

About the Author

Paradise Falls

A drop of blood landed on the cream white pillow that lay on the floor. This was supposed to be a vacation... to get away from it all. The madness, the sadness, but they, were it all. It was mid-June in Hawaii, they decided to go there for the honeymoon after seeing it advertised on T.V.