Merit Badges (New Issues Poetry & Prose) Stacy Monson They may grow faster but

They may grow faster but they do not grow deeper

Paleontologists and archaeologists have a saying

THE JOURNEY BEGINS

Each chapter blends compelling narrative

She battles a deep depression and is comfronted with the epidemic of America-over medication

Merit Badges (New Issues Poetry & Prose) Stacy Monson They may grow faster butFollow four friends as they move from The Brady Bunch to Seinfeld, from junior high to middle management. There is Quint, whose rebellion frays into self destruction; Slow, who struggles to become the worlds first teenage father figure; Chimes, who fears losing his friends while picking up a 7 10 split; and Barb who escapes the conformity of Minnisapa only to find herself returning by dark of night. You will feel as if youve always lived in Minnisapa,