“Alive, visceral, funny and real, Crack Dwellers will awaken the spirit of your own inner urban mystic."
—Gloria Gonzales, Eight Elements West
A Woman’s Size Really Does Matter...
Living in the gorgeous Southern California beach city of San Diego, Crystal Ackerman cannot easily ignore how much a woman’s appearance really does matter. And since her size 20 body does not conform to society’s ideal, she feels as though she has fallen through the cracks, isolated and lonely.
Her inherent longing for meaningful connections with others drives her to hide a listening device in the women’s restroom at her law firm to overhear, and be part of, other women’s conversations. READ MORE»»
“Crack Dwellers tells the type of story I’ve longed to read but couldn’t find. It features a smart, real-sized heroine who doesn’t waste her time indulging in neurotic self-degredation, or searching desperately for the perfect romance. Instead, she seeks out creative new ways to live happily as herself.”
—Leslie F. Keehn