Colleen Pearson “The Thin Line of Sanity”

About the Author:

Colleen began writing poetry in the mid 90′s and short stories came running after. Now, Colleen is working her dream job (second choice), first choice would be a writer. That way she could sleep late, stay up late, and write down all of the weird shit in her head and get paid for it. That way the impatient gargoyle and the dragon with the ass rash could see their names in print. So for now, she’ll stay in psychology, helping folks when it hits the fan and writing to help keep herself steady in a creaky world. You can find her on Twitter – ColleenMRose, or on MySpace – www.myspace.com/alytheena.

“The Thin Line of Sanity”

By Colleen Pearson

The obsession began in High School.  Like many of her classmates Mary fell for the sexy boy band Caelan.  Dreaming every night of meeting them both she and her friends talked of nothing else.  After graduation they each chose a different college and set off to start new lives.  Mary began college that fall studying psychology.  Each time Caelan performed nearby she was there.  Devin was always her favorite and her dorm room was covered with posters.  Ada lived down the hall and their mutual love of the group started a friendship that continues to this day.  They frequently argued about which guy was the cutest and occasionally Ada was caught off guard by Mary’s vehemence.  Their first semester they started a fan club to trade off driving to concerts and to monitor magazines, the Internet and MTV.

College life continued normally and eventually Mary began dating seriously.  Dwayne was in one of her classes her junior year and they hit it off immediately.  A few months before graduation she accepted his proposal.  They had a fairy tale wedding and the marriage is still envied amongst their friends.  In spite of Dwayne’s travels around the world to speak at conferences, when they are together the love and closeness they share is obvious.  Mary’s career took off after graduation.  Using her experience with Caelan she has authored numerous books on obsession and the effects on teens.