Synopsis: The storyteller is Brio, a lively middle-aged woman, who becomes gradually controlled and manipulated by Richie, a younger man whom she mistakenly and tragically trusts during a desolate period of her life. Richie's constant switching between a sweet and generous nature and an abusive and callous nature deeply confuses Brio, leaving her weary and, at times, utterly terrified. She ultimately realizes that she must try to escape from him.

Autobiography: Fauneil is a native of Nebraska and a graduate of the University, where she majored in English and music. She has lived in Arizona, New Mexico, and California throughout her career as an English teacher, pipe organist, and writer. Her four years in Texas were the basis of Confused and Abused, where she experienced a relationship with a scammer.