At first, it was the rats that died. They cluttered the streets and alleys like putrid feces with fur. Their…
She was a nervous, fastidious girl who generally looked miserable if one could not see her eyes, because in her…
I had never seen a body hacked to pieces. I approached stealthily. Like a cat about to pounce on prey.…
New York City, 1901 From the Lab Book of Dr. Cranston Hastings, General Surgeon at Merriam Hospital. February 2 A…
Have you ever had one of those life flashing before your eyes moments? No? Well, I have and I can…
I had plans. Dreams. I was going to go places. Literally and metaphorically. But I got a job when school…
‘Lift with your legs, not your back,’ my Dad told me. I was helping him carry in some garden furniture,…
What do you do when you are hungry? You seek. The overeater goes to the grocery store or restaurant. The…
It’s a horrible experiment. The one I am conducting with my heart. You see, I’ve decided not to attach myself…
I tried talking. That’s what they said to do. Talk, talk as if you were here beside me. Really here,…