Sharp Obsidian, A Novel by Joseph Suste

Sharp Obsidian Episode 10

In the last episode, Steven struggled with his desire for vengeance against the boys who took Julia away from her family and enlisted Jack's help with a confrontation at the boys' house.

Sharp Obsidian Episode 9

In the last episode, Mary discovered Julia's diary and discussed the contents with Steven. Steven struggled with a guilt about crossing into Julia's bedroom without her ability to object. He blamed Julia's friend Darla for Julia's fall from grace.  We experienced a flashback where Darla took Julia away from school to party with some post high school boys.

Sharp Obsidian Episode 8

In the last episode, teen Sam hunted a woodpecker for food.  Counselor Mark gives Julia a piece of volcanic glass, obsidian, to use as a tool.

Sharp Obsidian Episode 7

In the last episode, Julia woke up with her face in the dirt, teen Chastity introduced herself to Julia and told Julia her story.  Julia and Katie had a fight. 
There was a flash forward jump to present day when twenty-something Julia discussed her camp experience from 10 years earlier with Steven.

Sharp Obsidian Episode 6

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

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

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

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

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

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.