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

Hayden Michaels had given six years of her life to MyKell before he informed her that things hadn’t been right for a while. He had met someone else. And that’s when she opened her eyes and saw the mess that she was; financially, emotionally and physically. Never able to maintain the discipline to carry through with any weight loss goal, Hayden makes a bold decision. She will throwaway an entire year of her life; moving towards her goals with no thought of pleasure or pain. 

As she recreates herself Hayden meets situations and people that help her to realize her worth, namely a man who has been written off by society. But the question becomes whether Hayden can accept the faults of someone else without allowing herself to go backwards?

The Throwaway Year

But Hayden continued. "You're right, we don't hang out the way we used to and I miss that too.  I'll even meet Sean because he's a friend of yours and you want me to meet him.  But some of what you said to me was wrong Dani.  When you tell me what I am, what I should see when I look in the mirror, and what I should feel, it means that I was right in not discussing my feelings with you."


"It means that you have no concept of how deeply I have grown to hate the person that I see in the mirror, and how much I hate being in my own skin.  If that's all it would take to fix what's broken in me, then I wouldn't spend every waking moment of my life fighting to be something else.  So I don't need you to tell me who I am.  I need to be the one to tell myself this.  With those affirmations that you think are so stupid, I have been learning to feel good about me again.


Chapter 31: Moving Forward and Opening New Doors