A white van goes barging down the empty city street.  The sun shines off the metal walls on either side of the street.  The companies that had once occupied this side of town have abandoned …

“It’s easy,” Ursula said. “You just need to concentrate harder.”  “I am concentrating harder,” Lilith said through her clenched teeth.  She brushed her black hair away from her big coffee-hued eyes.  She was exhausted and …

Clair didn’t need to open her eyes to know that it was not yet morning.  The rays of sun had not yet peeked through the slotted window blinds. But she knew her sleep was over.  …

“Speak now,” I commanded Anne.  I needed her to talk to me.  To know she was okay.  That she was breathing.  And that she would not pull the Kultro chef knife out of the round …

Shannon Myers pressed the flat red button on the large screen protruding from the dashboard. She was dangerously close to losing reception and wanted to end the call as soon as possible. The horrification of …

Tessa had worked at The Whiskey Barrel for nearly four years now.  The town folk knew it for its cheeseburger and steak fries, cold domestic beers, and enough whiskey to drown a horse. If she …

Angela huddled with her back against the cold brick wall.  There was just enough overhang from the roof above her to keep her head dry from the pouring rain above.  Her feet were just small …

Angela opens her eyes to bright light.  She looks over at the single bed next to her, Johnny and Pricilla, her young siblings, are nearly on top of one another, blanket up to their chins.  …

“And to this day, Tony is still my best friend,” Pamela looked down the table at her ex-husband and gleamed.   It made Justine wince, but she forced a wide smile regardless and said through gritted …

“I can’t.  I can’t. I can’t. I must not.” Ted paced the room.  He turned on the television and sat on the edge of the bed made neatly by a maid hours prior.  He tried …