WARNING: ViolenceA man that dedicates his life to helping an underprivileged neighborhood learns very violently that this neighborhood has no problem devouring him and his son.Sarah James was a normal taxpaying law abiding citizen until she was late for her train. Snatched into a world she's only read about life her once mundane life becomes more chaotic than she could have ever imagined when three masked men strap a bomb to her chest.The rules are simple and specific. If she follows the instructions they've given her, Sarah James' family will live. If Sarah fails, those she loves most will suffer in the worst ways imaginable before they are murdered. And it's those words she keeps in mind as she walks towards the TRAM with a bomb strapped to her chest.As if the bomb wasn't bad enough, Sarah's also been given a time limit. She's got thirty minutes to do exactly what she was ordered to do, or her family will suffer the consequences.So the question is, how much do you love your family? Is it enough to sentence hundreds of innocent strangers to death or injury? That is just one of the many questions Sarah will have to answer as her timer ticks down. She'll have minutes to make decisions that determines the fates of hundreds of strangers, her family, and even her own life.

Life can be a struggle. We all need reminders from time to time of why we endure.Small Violence takes quick looks at violence through three flash fiction stories. The first story, The Fundamentals of Treating an Asthma Attack, is a 100-word story about the mishaps of being treated medically while being trans. The second, an experimental index story looking at the consequences of an affair gone wrong using the colors of the rainbow to look at the aftermath of the event. The third, and final, story is a slice of life view of bullying, as viewed by middle schooler Stephanie.