It was more shadows than complete darkness. I could see outlines of things if they were very near me. I…
Around midday, the sky darkened with flies. They filled the sky with annoyance and doom. Maybe this was the end.…
Do you remember that toy? Elmo Needs A Hug? It was big a long time ago. Maybe it still is.…
“Sergei…I was able to make some thin soup out of the two potatoes and one carrot I scavenged for.…
I always admired her when I was growing up. No, that’s not quite true. I envied her. I wanted to…
‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.’ That was my mother’s mantra. It’s what…
“No, you dimwit. Shirts go to the left and pants to the right.” The aging, overweight woman in a regulation…
‘You shouldn’t waste your time on me,’ he told me in a whisper. ‘I’ve got too much damage. Too much…
“Have you found Braxton?” I was tearful and shivering. The interrogation room I was in had a constant flow of…
2 a.m. I drive Cassie home and park outside her house. “Leave the engine on,” she says. “It’s cold.” Cassie…