I had just finished a simple sutures procedure to close a wound on a young man. I was obviously impressed with his stoicism, but there was another side of him that concerned me. The suturing was just a

It's a warm night in the country of Alaska and Matt is in his home alone. He sits down on his living room sofa exhausted. What had been an interesting evening is over. A loud boom goes off in the distance.

The witch's family had never been wealthy so she didn't want the mage to expend money frivolously. Her daughter was worth a great deal of gold, but there wasn't enough to pay for the mage's payment. Money

This was the future that was in a book my friend wrote. A book I had found it in a thrift store. He said he had been thrown out of school for it. One day I read it, and before long I became like him, being

I spread my wings out and flew through the night, breathing in the cool air of the jungle. I heard a noise and instantly my body went on alert. I stopped my flight, spread my wings, and took to the air,

― I am loyal to him. I am his, even now. ― The voice was meek, emotionless, almost phlegmatic. ― What are you doing to me? ― ― Goodbye, Roland. ― Patient 070-97,832 folded in on itself like a blossoming

I really can't tell you how many times I've gone through this. I'm sure it must be a lot, but who knows. I kept count the first few times but I got bored with it. Bored with everything. I don't know who

Joseph sat at the front of the assembly room, with his fist raised. This was his first day of school, and he was nervous. He had been in this position for two hours, and he was starting to feel more than

"Hi, is this Bill? My name is Casey Chambers, and I'm calling because I was wondering, uh, what it's like to have a twin?" I asked, feeling a bit strange about calling a stranger in the middle

I put my hand on Karen's shoulder. She was asleep, but I could feel her sleeping mind in the room with us. I was connected to her through our individual processors, and I could feel her sleeping mind's

"Dear Merlin," I rolled to my side and glanced at my alarm clock. In a panic, I turned and stared at the stranger sitting on the edge of my bed. "What are you doing here?" Harry asked

“There’s only one thing for it,” said Alice, finally. “I’ll have to go to the village myself and through them, see what they can tell me about this wicked chap. They’re sure to know who he is and where

A new wagon trail had been blazed across Harlan County and was busy with work. A long ditch was being dug. It was broad enough to char two ox teams abreast. It ran straight down to the river where it ended

''It is a dark and snowy night. The bitterly cold wind rushes through the dark, sprawling mansion, rustling papers and knocking vases off of ancient, fragile wooden tables. The building seems to creak

The sudden rumble in the sky woke me from a deep slumber. I opened my eyes and looked up. Thick, dark storm clouds grew quickly overhead, covering the lazily rising sun. The ground trembled under my body,

"Bike,” I ordered. The evening was getting later, so I needed something quick to eat. Of course, my father likes to leave it up to me to do all of the cooking. "Ice cream?" He suggested

"Brilliant," said Dr. E.J. Castaman in the meeting room adjacent to his office. He glanced over the heads of the three scientists at the table after turning his laptop around for them to see

"What do you mean I'm a candidate for the experiment?" I ask. The medic was a small and skinny guy. He was one of the few authorities I could trust except for my aunt. He is squatting next to

As you step out of the ancient stone building, you find yourself in a jungle. Gentle winds pierce the humidity and hushed voices murmur on the breeze. You stare at the pyramid. It bears a strange resemblance

I was in a hurry, the taxi driver was driving like a maniac with me in the backseat. This was a nightmare ride. I was so used to my hometown Manila, now my new home was Palawan, and traffic here was worse