All or Nothing

Since the idea of leaving my blog completely fallow is making it impossible for me to concentrate, I'm posting this story I wrote about eight years ago. It's my first attempt at anything for an adult audience. Ironically, I began my writing career with children's stories. The writing is so so at best and it's an ugly topic.

By way of back story, growing up I witnessed my sister being physically abused by her husband. It continued for 15 years. I also learned about the abuse, in its various...