The Ryan Sallans Book Series

Having A Ball in Belgrade

DISCLAIMER: This episode takes you to Belgrade, Serbia where I share my lower surgery experience. 
The sound of a door opening and closing and a plate sliding onto the nightstand next to me woke me from a lucid dream. I began to blink my eyes and focused on the blurred image of a small woman in a white dress and a stethoscope around her neck. She held in her hand a syringe, which was full of a clear fluid, and set a chart at the end of the bed by my feet.
My body was too long for the metal bed, so my legs ended up dangling over the tiny mattress.
“What did I do?” I asked.

The Rise of the Second Son

My phone vibrated in my pocket as I walked through the canned-goods aisle in an overcrowded grocery store. I pulled the phone out and saw my brother’s name pop up. Most of our conversations took place over text messaging, so I hesitated before answering.
“What’s up?” I asked.
“Grandma died this morning,” his emotionless voice replied.
“Oh, no,” I said. I stopped in front of the corn and stood there, leaning against the shopping cart.