image source I take a straight razor, the kind that unfolds into three pieces, out of the costume, placing it delicately on the table next to me. I've stood in the same spot, pushing a broom at the end

image source They had been going for a week now, as they searched for a possible cure to the sickness that had overcome them all. They travelled mainly by foot, although they had managed to find a horse

image source The sun was low in the summer sky as people rushed to their homes to avoid the late-August heat. It was a great day for the beach, or for going to the park, but our story isn't either of those

image source You wait patiently along the treeline for the perfect time to strike. My father remained inside his castle, and that is when you arrived. You had only a few moments to do whatever you wanted

image source "What does 'carnation' mean?" Serena asked, her thin eyebrows scrunched together. I sighed and took the book from her hands, flipping to the correct page. "It's a word for saying

image source As I walked the hot asphalt road, I reminisced about the day we became friends. "I want some candy." A young boy and girl shuffled over to the front step of the apartment building

image source ''Witch-hunters and magicians had no business on the field of battle. The leaders of the French and Indian War had set out to end the existence of witches and bring back their God. Neither

image source "Why don't you just sell the house?" said the inspector, a grizzled man with a long, salt and pepper beard. He had a deep timbre to his voice, like a distant mountain. "Your

image source As it was one of those crisp days that only a Massachusetts autumn can provide, I sat comfortably on a bench in the park. The trees were not lost to their full foliage, but they were not in

image source I stand on a river bank. The woman at the other end is glorious. She is the person I have spent my whole life looking for. She is the person I would have been, had everything been good. It

image source "James. James? Nice to meet you. I'm Karen. I'm a nurse in our family clinic at the VA." said the petite brunette woman, softly. "A nurse? Why am I talking to you?" he

image source I was heading out to the hunt field when the furry ball of rambunctiousness bounced out of the passenger seat to maul the air vents and the dashboard. "Jesus Christ, Bashiro, pull up

image source They had been trapped for two weeks. Bailer and his crew had been following the Project Leader’s transport ship through the red giant’s solar winds. It was a costly operation – more than four

image source I straightened my skirt, as I stepped out of the elevator car. I felt self-conscious about how I looked, despite my flirting with Kevin in the elevator. I smoothed my skirt, pulled my cardigan

image source I have walked through the void between worlds several times before. The first time I did it was in South Carolina, with a knight who had conquered the void, and he showed me the rules of the

image source A breathless moment of silence, and then Constance's fingers tightened around the other woman's wrist. She heard her stifled sob, and her hand contracted as she tried to stifle a gasp. With

image source The crisp night air blew my hair all over my face, I had to find some way of wearing it down, but it wouldn’t stay that way for long. I no longer cared if I cut it, it was only annoying me

image source I lost my girlfriend. Maybe you've been in a similar situation. This was one of them. She left me, you see. We were only 18. We were still in high school together. I didn't want to leave;

image source S-1 "Is this a joke, sir?" Darwin looked at his junior officer. "It's real." He'd posted about the possibility of a habitable planet in their direction, told everyone to

image source I looked at the locked door again before I left. I could not help but be intrigued; it was in contravention of what I’d been told from the day I was hired until the day I left. And now that