Sharp Obsidian, A Novel by Joseph Suste
Sharp Obsidian is a serious, character-driven literary fiction. The story gives adult readers a peek into the messy mind of a troubled teenage girl, Julia. Teenage readers will experience the soul-tearing angst of a desperate father, Steven. The story is told from the divergent viewpoints of Julia and Steven. He loses control of his fourteen-year-old daughter when she is taken over by dissolute drop outs. He panics and resorts to putting Julia into a wilderness recovery camp for troubled teenagers. Julia relates her adventures in the wilderness school and returns home chastened, but with her strong will vibrant spirit intact.
Episodes
![Sharp Obsidian Episode 6](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18654816/Sharp-Obsidian-Audiobook_300x300.jpg)
6 days ago
6 days ago
In the last episode, Julia's sister, Bree, had a fight with Julia's school friend, Darla. Julia described her first day in the teen recovery camp and the new-bee got the business.
![Sharp Obsidian Episode 5](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18654816/Sharp-Obsidian-Audiobook_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
In the last episode, in a flash forward, twenty-something Julia met with her father, Steven, about his several page draft description of family events that occurred 10 years earlier.
At the Bend warehouse, Julia was angry about being committed to the teen recovery camp. Mary and Steven returned home from Bend, guilty about leaving their daughter with strangers.
![Sharp Obsidian Episode 4](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18654816/Sharp-Obsidian-Audiobook_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
In the last episode, Julia's parents, Mary and Steven, coerced Julia into accompanying them to Bend, Oregon where she is surprised to find herself being committed to a teen recovery camp against her will.
![Sharp Obsidian Episode 3](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18654816/Sharp-Obsidian-Audiobook_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
In the last episode, Julia's father, Steve, woke up in the middle of the night finding Julia's mother, Mary, in their living room. She's crying,, not knowing where Julia is and worried about her safety. The make a plan to take back control from the forces that have taken Julia over.
![Sharp Obsidian Episode 2](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18654816/Sharp-Obsidian-Audiobook_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
In the last episode, fourteen year old, Julia, came home after being gone for several days and had a fight with her mother, Mary. In a flash forward, Julia's father, Steven, finds a box of items left in his barn that reminded him of a family trauma 10 years earlier. He phones twenty-something, Julia, with a desire to discuss the box and the experience 10 years ago. He is rebuffed. After a few days, he took the box to Julia's apartment where they had an emotional confrontation. Julia and Steven met later and Julia agreed to discuss her experience in the teen recovery camp with Steven.
![Sharp Obsidian Episode 1](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18654816/Sharp-Obsidian-Audiobook_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Fourteen-year- old, Julia, returns home after being gone for several days. Her mother, Mary, confronts her about being gone and missing school. A fight ensues.
In a 10 year flash forward, Julia's father, Steven, finds a box of Julia's belongings that she left after returning from a teen recovery camp when she was fourteen. Steven wants to discuss the significance of the items in the box and events that took place 10 years earlier, but twenty-something, Julia, rebuffs him.
![Sharp Obsidian, A Novel by Joseph Suste](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18654816/Sharp-Obsidian-Audiobook_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Coming Soon. Sharp Obsidian is a weekly audio drama by author Joseph Suste. A new twenty minute segment is published every Tuesday starting on May 21, 2024. Julia, a teenage ingénue is seduced by destructive forces and manipulated by friends who encourage her to rebel against her family. Her father, Steven, fearful of the direction his daughter is taking, steps in to separate her from dangerous influences by committing her to a teen recovery camp and forcing her awakening into a savvy and mature young woman.
![Sharp Obsidian Trailer](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18654816/Sharp-Obsidian-Audiobook_300x300.jpg)
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
Coming Soon, an audio drama of a novel by Joseph Suste in twenty episodes starting on Tuesday May 21, 2024 with a new episode every Tuesday thereafter.
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Sharp Obsidian
by Joseph Suste
Sharp Obsidian is a weekly audio drama by author Joseph Suste. A new twenty minute segment is published every Tuesday.
The story lays bare the inner struggles of a father and his strong-willed teenage daughter when she begins to test life's boundaries. Her father refuses to let destructive influences twist her morals and dispirited, he commits his daughter to a teen recovery camp. She is indignant but meets the challenge with grit, uncovers her true essence and matures into a savvy young woman.
Julia - A headstrong fourteen-year-old challenging her parents for control as she experiments with life's temptations. If you are fourteen, have ever been fourteen or are the parent of a fourteen-year-old, you will find a connection to Julia.
Steven - Julia's father, frightened by the choices his daughter is making and determined to protect her. Any father of a teenage daughter will understand where Steven is coming from and recognize his fear.