Summertime Blues

Losing her job in middle-age was not exactly the tragedy it was supposed to be for Alecia--a corporate peon in modern day America. In fact, losing her job was the beginning of finding herself and her delayed dream of becoming a writer. Reflections on events from childhood summers shape how Alecia views her new unemployed status and help her navigate through identity loss, worth, and purpose in this new "summertime" way of life.