*Gold Medal Winner of the 2024 Global Ebook Awards*
Meet Molly, scared of the dark, and for good reason. Visit Danae, alone in the hospital, confused, and hurt. Find out what makes Marvel so indispensable, and follow Kylie as she flees from a mother who is dealing with a traumatic past of her own.
Not Ideal and Other Stories is a collection of ten short stories that are rooted in truth. They share fictionalized accounts of traumas endured by real children and adults, imparting the messages that no one escapes life unscathed and that we are not alone.

"I appreciate the author addressing such a fundamental issue in today's society... that abuse happens in various forms."- Jayeola, Online Book Club
Content Warning: This book contains depictions of abuse, child abuse, sexual assault, addiction, and violence.

N.C. Thompson was born and raised in small-town Iowa. While serving in the USAF, she began pursuing her education and completed both her BA in English and MA in Humanities at American Military University. She entered her literary career as a critic, an educational writer, and a literature analyst. She expanded her career into fiction writing and editing in 2021 after the birth of her daughter.