Each night when the lights went out and the music ended, the four mannequins in the front window began their most productive hour. Oddly ...

Makayla dropped her dance bag by the front door with a loud thump and made her way into the kitchen. “I said I’m sorry,” ...

As married couples do, Carly and her husband, Daniel, were settling in for the night. Carly was nearly asleep when Daniel came bursting in ...

People usually reserve school nights for studying and last-minute homework assignments. An early shower and snuggling up beneath the covers is the best routine. ...

The back porch learned a new quiet. Birds chirped, trees swayed, and insects whirred—a late spring chorus for a gentle afternoon. Yet the quiet ...

Beneath the cool, moonlit Texas sky, Aiden’s skin was slick with sweat. Spring nights were fresh and calm, but he couldn’t enjoy them tonight. ...

A raised tree root caught Kelly’s toe, and she pitched forward, arms thrown out as her balance barely recovered. The gravel path crunched underfoot; ...

What leaves usually turn brown during the fall season? And how dark do they usually get? I was holding a yellow leaf with dark ...