Terrible Omens
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Alane Gray presents her award-winning creative non-fiction memoir Terrible Omens: Happiness is the Other Way. This darkly witty, fast-paced ride through a fifteen-year relationship is an unflinching cautionary tale about what happens when hormones and social expectations lead two people to say “I do” when they should have said “I don’t.” When the signs all pointed to the exits—they kept running the wrong way.

Episode 10: Chapter 12 Part 1

When Darren gets sucked into his old college lifestyle, his inner frat boy spills over onto Alane, forcing her to confront some difficult truths about...
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Episode 9: Chapter 11

Darren discovers microbrewing. Alane starts to realize their diverging interests and changing tolerances.
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Episode 8: Chapter 10

Darren and Alane struggle to find their place after their escape from Pittsburgh. Time, money, and certainty start slowly slipping away as the pressur...
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Episode 7: Chapter 9

In this brief interlude, Alane talks about her early experience with religion and the paranormal parts of her romance with Darren.
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Episode 5: Chapter 7

Alane and Darren return to Pittsburgh to smooth things over with Charlene. Alane confronts the consequences of living with her in-laws, sees signs Dar...
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Episode 4: Chapters 5 & 6

After their wedding, life goes on. Alane and Darren plan out their future and decide where to go after graduation. Alane makes a deal with Charlene, s...
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Episode 3: Chapter 4

Not every girl dreams of a fairytale wedding, but it’s easy for anybody to get caught up in the moment. Alane and Darren plan their wedding from a dis...
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Episode 2: Chapters 2 & 3

Meet Alane's future husband, Darren Danky, and experience her first Danky Family Christmas. There's no place like the Burgh for the holidays or for a ...
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