Desire and indignation resonated through Mr. Irwin when Sally stopped to look at the teapot. He glanced away and focused on restocking shelves. The demonic raucousness of his inner voice made him cringe. “Feed your darkest desires!”  The voice demanded. “No! I won’t give in. She is too innocent,” Mr. Irwin argued. “Morgan was too…” the voice snickered. ...

“Oh, wow, it is now turning into a category 2. You think we’d need to make sure that the insurance is up to date?” Jeremiah turned to his wife and waited for a response. Her mind seemed to be elsewhere as she continued blankly staring at her reflection in the bathroom mirror. Since the last ...

Five days before the storm “I think this is the last one I have for you today,” the UPS package handler said as he sat a medium box down next to the door. “Have a nice day.” “Thank you,” Emilee replied. “You too.”  Emilee heard some childlike laughter down the block as she carried a ...

After the terrifying storm passed, Jeremiah and Emilee headed outside with brooms and dustpans to help sweep up broken glass. They’d only been in town for about a week and didn’t really know anyone.  “I told you we should’ve picked somewhere more north to live…” “You’d say the same thing about the north if we ...