Tied Within

Pour one out for Chris Cornell.
It’s always a wonderful thing when one art form finds another and they just sort of go together. Like how the totally ace cover photo by Jake Weirick seems to go with this story. Big thanks to him. Go check out more of his rad photos on Instagram at @boreganic or his portfolio at: https://unsplash.com/@weirick
Thank you to Olivier for supporting me no matter what and keeping me fed with all manner of strange foods and weird cuisines.
Most importantly, I thank you for choosing this book, for giving me some of your time and letting me tell you this story. I hope you’ll stick around for the next one.
Be careful where you throw stones. Tread carefully through the water.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rasmenia Massoud was born just outside of Washington D.C. somewhere during the era of Hunter S. Thompson vs. Nixon, but never lived there. She just happened to be in the area. She grew up in Colorado where she made a living with both blue and white collars at various times in her life before deciding that collars are not good, and that writing stories was very good.
In addition to spending several years in various Colorado towns, she has also lived in Florida, Pennsylvania, Indiana, England, Paris, and the French countryside; traveling to a number of states and countries in between.
Dozens of her stories have been published online and in print in various journals and anthologies. She also blogs semi-regularly about the awkwardness, frustration and joy of expatriation, food, the craft of writing, and the learning curves that come from being a broken, awkward, and dysfunctional human. She currently lives in Brighton, England with her husband, Olivier, their loyal chocolate lab, and a mischievous feline sidekick.
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