Pepper writes stories that span the gamut from humorous to heartfelt, however the common theme is crossing boundaries. Pepper's unique stories often tackle taboo topics such as mental illness and homelessness. Readers will find themselves questioning their own sense of right and wrong, attraction and desire. In addition to writing, the author is also an artist, an introverted recluse, a self proclaimed empath and a foodie. Pepper Pace can be contacted at: pepperpace.author@yahoo.com

In 1977 12-year old Vanessa White lives just out of reach of the projects that both scare and entice her. It is the year that she meets 14-year old Scotty Tremont, one of the few white boys to live in the ghetto. Initially afraid that Scotty intends to beat her up because her cousin called him white trash, Vanessa soon learns that although Scotty is a ‘Trick Baby’ and will probably be a dope boy just like his brother, he also somehow manages to be compassionate. 

Scotty is learning something as well; that his path has not been laid out before him and that everything isn’t necessarily everything. This book series takes the reader back to the 70’s style urban lit stories of life in the ghetto. It begins in the 70s and moves throughout the decades following the lives of people whose stories have intertwined in a romantic, tragic, sometimes funny, tale of street life. This story is for adult readers only and contains mature themes including language, sex, violence, drugs and racism. 


Everything is Everything

Vanessa had the best summer of her life. Every few days she would knock on Scotty's door and ask him to walk them to the store. It got to be such a pattern that Scotty began looking for them once it got to be ten o'clock. He even kept the apartment straightened up and admonished his brothers and sisters to do the same. 


After they went to the store, Scotty didn't always part ways and that was the best for Vanessa. Sometimes he would invite them to the basketball court and after the first few times Jalissa got bored with it and stayed down the hill to play with her friends or in the apartment to watch cartoons all afternoon. 


However Jalissa had an ulterior motive. She knew that Vanessa liked Scotty—and was happy about that because then it kept her sights off Alphonso Tremont, which is who she liked. Jalissa figured that if Scotty and Vanessa hooked up then they could hook her up with the popular boy.


Chapter 42