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

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

“What the hell do you want?” Jeffery barks as if oblivious to the howling wind and swirling snow behind me. I take a deep ...

Bile rises in my throat as I adjust my grip on my sword, perspiration forming at the nape of my neck. My vision moves ...

Our troupe of younglings played and sang diligently as we crossed the towering wooden gates. The stone courtyard greeted everyone with icy facade, covered ...

The soft roar of the waves grows faint as we make our way deeper into the underbrush of Barrier Island. We landed at its ...

“How long has this sat here?” Valerie asked, blowing dust off a red and green box. “Probably years. My parents weren’t big on decorating,” ...

It is good to return to work, despite Asher and Val’s opinions. I couldn’t take another day of doing nothing. The social with Asher ...

Even though I continued talking with my parents as if nothing had happened, my mind was churning with thoughts, and my throat was aching ...

The best thing about living on a boat during the apocalypse? Is how easy it is to forget the world has gone to shit. ...