The great cacophonous roar of the 7:30 rush buzzed through Sam’s body as he and his coworkers became thin stretched across espresso machines, breakfast ...

“No, no, no.” Lilian takes one look at me and grimaces. We haven’t stepped outside, and already she’s regretting inviting me to her friend’s ...

“But what about the movie? The rental expires tonight.” Clara watched James get ready to leave. “This is a tremendous opportunity!” She scratched the ...

Only when the strain in my cheeks became unbearable did I realize I was smiling. Regardless, lines of salted emotions stained my face. The ...

I was too far into my memories to detect the emptiness of the wooden house; the silence that fell to the pigeons perched on ...

Each breath ignited a fire in my lungs. Still, I remained in place as my hand traced the aged closet that displayed my grandmother’s ...

Content warning: Drug use. Intended for adult readers. “Let me play among the stars.” Frank Sinatra’s relaxing voice caressed her ears as if a ...

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