Precerpt: Nothing So Broken (Richards) - mayhem
Available now on pre-order! Nothing So Broken - war, memoir, more. Today we provide a precerpt (an excerpt from a book not yet published) - -mayhem- One of the most frustrating things about Steven was also one of the most impressive things about Steven . He was a gifted athlete. I remember an autumn afternoon, he had me pinned to the ground, sitting atop my chest, knees digging into my arms as he pounded away. The blows struck my eyes and cheeks like padded hammers while I squirmed and launched my hips upward, trying to buck him off. When enough was enough, he jumped off me and back into the mayhem of some made-up game involving a football. I stumbled toward the house, crying, certain that Steven had knocked one my eyeballs out of its socket. Kids were chasing other kids around the yard, and my eye must have been lying on the grass somewhere. I hoped nobody stepped on it because then I’d be blinded for life. I’d have to wear a patch like Snake Plissken in...