Dear Holly be Right

<h3><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A new short story from the mind of author Garrett Francis.</strong></h3><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Holly's mother left before her daughter had learned to walk and now after so many years of silence have passed the postcard eighteen-year-old Holly holds in her hand claims her mother wants a connection. Unable to turn away Holly leaves her discontented father and his home in rural Arizona-the only home she's ever known-and embarks on a journey toward her mother in Seattle Washington.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Dear Holly be Right is a novella that explores themes of family isolation and the warping of the American Dream.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If you enjoy short stories from any of the following authors Dear Holly be Right might just resonate with you: Caitlin Horrocks Adam Johnson Alice Walker Raymond Carver Colum McCann F. Scott Fitzgerald Jim Harrison and Karen Russell.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Dear Holly be Right is a story from Strays Like Us a collection of ten standalone short stories exploring what it means to grow up in America.</em></strong></p><p><br></p>