Neighborhood Bad Blood, by Justin Fleischman

Tyler Dyson, over his past actions, is an outcast in his own neighborhood. Until Sander Collinworth extends his hand in friendship.

Being accepted into the neighborhood clique brings great moments for Tyler. He spends much time with Sander, Daryl Leness and Fenton Lay at bonfires, the playground and a weeklong carnival, he meets the beautiful and mysterious Ashton Jensen. But after witnessing some of Daryl and Fenton's criminal actions, Tyler begins to question who his friends are and what they could be dragging him into.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Justin Fleischman grew up and still lives in western Pennsylvania. He works as a pharmacy technician and belongs to a local writer's group. His short fiction, "Returning Home" was published through Congruent Spaces, "Property Line" with Five2One magazine, "Quagmire Way" through Deaththroeswebzine, "What Kristyn Saw" in Short-Fiction.co.uk and "Couch Potato and the Manikin" with FictionMagazines.com in Heater Magazine Vol.2 No. 6. He has also had a true story about his injury as a child published through Brain-Injury-Online.com.