A flower pushed its way through the soil toward the sun. It coils upwards, then, just before blooming, tilts down and sheds its petals. ...

The happiness I clung to blinded me to her absence. Dim, flickering lights suffused the moment with a ghostly breeze, and I surrendered to ...

As I enter the bedroom, Jeffrey shuts the door behind me, and I flinch. He narrows his eyes in my direction but does not ...

Persephone   A maelstrom of emotions whirled through her—confusion, anger, longing—as she stalked through the Underworld. Souls scurried away. Lamia, the blind snake-woman, hissed venomously. Thanatos and Erebus ...

A thick wind spilled through the streets and over the cars as they slowed to accommodate a bus. It hissed, then jostled away from ...

Every instinct is telling me to run. My muscles are tense, and I take a steadying breath. I look to my comrades, a question ...

I love my family. My brothers and I always get along, despite their loud, obnoxious nature. Having a dad to take care of me ...

The music I had waited for all night finally played: her voice. Fireflies and lunar moths made their appearance, presents of the Mother herself, ...

Gray clouds covered the evening sky. It had been raining since noon, and several streets were already flooded. Outside a tall skyscraper, a woman ...

More than a month had passed since  she had dreamed of Hypnos but every night since, she kept thinking about that kiss. The warmth of his lips and caress of ...