Melanie S. Pronia

Fictionalized true crime, Strange Girls is 13 stories about crimes committed by female teens. These are based on real crimes that have happened all across America. Dark, lurid and engrossing, these are not tales of the girl next door. . . or maybe they are.

Dana, married mother of two has a disease, it's called insanity and it's all of the worm's fault who entered through her stomach and has led a destructive path to her brain. She must remove herself completely from her adoring husband and beautiful young daughters in order for her disease not to contaminate them. With her bottle of beloved anti-freeze Dana sets off on a 300 mile trek southward through the state of Florida.During her long death march, she meets many interesting characters and learns quite well the many skills of how to live among the homeless comfortably. The end of her destination is beautiful Siesta Key Beach where she will finally end the suffering of her existence with her precious bottle of anti-freeze.The only question that remains is whether or not she'll be able to go through with it among the tropical breeze and the faces of her loved ones stamped on her mind.