Midnight tolled from a distant clock tower, its echoes drifting across the English countryside. In the shadowed hush of St. Carlisle’s churchyard, tombstones loomed ...

It was the middle of September. In less than a week, summer would perish. Fall could begin its reign. That is, if everyone followed ...

Long ago, in a distant land called Dryer, there lived a king named Dio, who had no desire to assist his fellow humans, let ...

September 1964: The mid-morning sun shone on the uniform lawns on Juniper Street. The area, in an affluent Sacramento suburb, was lined with brick ...

Several miles away, thunder rumbles, warning the town of another downpour. A red sedan parks outside a grocery store. A young child, Riley, hops ...

I spend the rest of my Greek vacation relaxing at the spa and on the beach with my escort. We indulge in massages, hot ...

Every movement is necessary for my survival; to stop, even while sleeping, would be certain death. Some can lounge along the reefs and chat ...

Once upon a time, in a part of Thailand, there lived a man named Cadeo, who inherited a rice paddy field from his late ...

Andre stands at the dock as we arrive and greets us. “Here are your groceries, Miss Galton. Did you and Tamara have a good ...

One May morning, on the damp ground of a distant woodland, nine cream-colored blossoms bloomed from an emerald, green plant with fresh dew sprinkled ...