Reverb (37 page)

The night is damp and cool, and fragrant with foggy sea salt and pine. Trudge up to the house with guitars in hand, anticipating the warmth within. I’m home.
Safe.

But somewhere deep inside me I hear derisive laughter.

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) is a psychological disability often developed by a person who has experienced one or more traumatic events, such as sexual assault, warfare, serious injury, or threats of imminent death.

For information, resources for treatment and support for those suffering from PTSD, and/or affiliated family and friends, please contact The National Center for PTSD:
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/

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About the Author

“
Writing fiction is intoxicating
,” author J. Cafesin said in a recent interview. “
Fully engaging. Hot. Sexual. Physical. Mental. Spatial. Virtually touching real as I enter the scene. And I’m a million miles from solitude.
”

J. Cafesin is a novelist of taut, edgy, modern fiction, filled with complex, compelling characters so real they’ll linger long after the read. Her debut novel,
 
Reverb
, has been called “
Riveting; Compelling; An original and unique read
,” by recent reviewers.

Other works include her fantasy YA/NA short story series, 
Fractured Fairy Tales of the Twilight Zone
:
“
5 Stars. Great read for young adults, and even some not-so-young adults.
” Her second novel, 
Disconnected
, called “
unabashedly unafraid, completely honest writing
,” released July 2014.

The Power Trip
(the first in this upcoming YA/NA three-book series) unveils the misanthropic adventures of the four Stanford students, who implement an online game in which players manipulate each other. Due to release summer 2015.

Her essays and articles are featured regularly in national publications. Many of the essays from her ongoing blog have been translated into multiple languages and distributed globally: 
http://jcafesin.blogspot.com

J. Cafesin lives on the eastern slope of the redwood laden Oakland Hills with her husband/best friend, two gorgeous, talented, spectacular kids, and a bratty, but cute Shepherd pound hound. Find her on 
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and
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.