Kelly Harrel

Tasha Smith is ready to break free from her parents' overly religious views and her retail job. In hopes of launching her fashion career, she ventures from Springfield to San Francisco....

Josh viewed himself as a stray dog in the family of Christ, hanging out under the Lord's table rather than sitting at it, waiting for scraps....

My dream is to be a screenplay writer. When my characters come alive, so do I. Writing is like air to me; take that away, and I’ll suffocate. My dad’s dream is for me to play professional baseball. I hate baseball, but I’m really good at it....

Freedom. That’s all I wanted. Freedom from baseball. Freedom from my dad. Freedom to do what I wanted. Freedom to be me. Instead, I found pain. Regret. Loss. Unfulfilled dreams. No one tells you that the highway of freedom is paved with pain....

The only thing I hate more than baseball is my father. Now I will do whatever it takes not to think about him, or his God. I’m on my way to pursue my dream of becoming a screenwriter. I don’t know how I’ll get to LA. I don’t know what I’ll do once I’m there....