Natasha Girshin
BURNT OLIVES
OUT NOWNovember 2005 - Lance Corporal Evan Rhodes is home, and he shouldn't be.Twenty-three and medically discharged from his tour in Ramadi, Iraq as a scout sniper with the United States Marine Corps, Evan has to rebuild his life in his dying small town in Illinois.
While the country waves American flags and debates the war, Evan is forced to confront the ghosts that haunt him.Nothing waits for him except old friends, dead-end jobs, half-empty bars, and the life he left behind. But he's not the only one trying to make sense of what's left. Evan and the community he tries to maintain attempt to shape something more stable than just survival.
Can Evan piece himself back together in a place that no longer feels like home?
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About The Author
Natasha Girshin has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Brandeis University. This is her debut novella. She aspires to work in mental healthcare and recently conducted research on the evolution of PTSD treatment within the VA system throughout the Global War on Terror. When she isn’t researching about mental health or writing, she enjoys watching hockey and movies. She is from New York.