Moments of Livvy

A father who leaves. A mother who is depressed. A back-alley abortion at fifteen and later, three children with an abusive boyfriend who slides ever deeper into drugs and alcohol and drags her with him. That is what Livvy has to save herself from, and she does. Livvy gets clean, finds a job, provides for her kids, builds a career, and meets a decent man who loves her with respect. Everything could not be more perfect. Only, with perfection, there is nothing left to fight against, and doubt and fear seep in. Doubt, she deserves this life. Fear, she is becoming everything she wants to escape. Livvy tries to keep the darkness away with wine and more wine until that one Thanksgiving when her children stage an intervention for her. Once again, Livvy has to decide if it is worth the effort to pull herself together. These are the moments where everything changes. These are the moments where life heads in a new direction. These are the moments that mean something. These are the moments of Livvy.

A father who leaves. A mother who is depressed. A back-alley abortion at fifteen and later, three children with an abusive boyfriend who slides ever deeper into drugs and alcohol and drags her with him. That is what Livvy has to save herself from, and she does. Livvy gets clean, finds a job, provides for her kids, builds a career, and meets a decent man who loves her with respect. Everything could not be more perfect. Only, with perfection, there is nothing left to fight against, and doubt and fear seep in. Doubt, she deserves this life. Fear, she is becoming everything she wants to escape. Livvy tries to keep the darkness away with wine and more wine until that one Thanksgiving when her children stage an intervention for her. Once again, Livvy has to decide if it is worth the effort to pull herself together. These are the moments where everything changes. These are the moments where life heads in a new direction. These are the moments that mean something. These are the moments of Livvy.

Regitze Ladekarl crafts universal stories from everyday lives with an honest and sharp pen. Her debut novel, MOMENTS OF LIVVY, is such a story. Regitze Ladekarl is also featured in I'LL HAVE WEDNESDAY, Volume 4, ONTHEBUS, Not The Last Issue 23, and the forthcoming ONTHEBUS, Issue 24. After a successful career elsewhere, Regitze decided to scratch that writing itch and came into her true self as an author. Now that the ink is flowing, there is no stopping her. In addition to working on her next novel, Regitze writes heaps of microfiction, flexes her technique and style in method writing, and blogs to her heart's content.