Have Mercy by BarbaraAnnWhitman Paperback, 140 Pages, Published 2018 by Stillwater River Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-946300-41-6, ISBN: 1-946300-41-1
"Mercy is a survivor. Growing up in foster care, she always played it safe by taking the right path. She is the "good" girl. Or, at least she was... Even her younger sister using drugs and living on the street did not distract her. But, when Lily turns up just long enough to give birth to a premature baby, Mercy faces decisions that rock her world. During a lonely night in jail, she faces the past and makes a decision that gives her life ..."
"Selected short fiction, nonfiction, poetry & prose from The Association of Rhode Island Authors: Lenore M. Rheaume, Regina Andrews, W. Gauvin Barber, David Boiani, Adele Bourne, Heather Caranci, Paul Caranci, A. Keith Carreiro, R.N. Chevalier, Kathy Clark, Jess M. Collette, K. Eric Crook, Kevin Duarte, Hank Ellis, Jill Fague, Leo C. Frisk, Jr., Hannah R. Goodman, Patricia Hinkley, L.A. Jacob, Sam Kafrissen, Deborah Katz, Donna Lomastro, ..."