Image Source It was a normal day at the coffee shop, Cassie working the counter. A nice day for a change. Not that the weather changed much. It was usually cloudy and fairly gloomy, typical for Portland.

Image Source This was my first day of fifth grade. I was expecting it to be pretty exciting, I'd always been a good student, and I had a lot going for me. But, thinking about it now, I didn't stand out

Image Source I stared into the small mirror hung above my dresser. A small, rectangular mirror hung in the corner of my bedroom for as long as I could remember. I had never bothered to remember the mirror’s

Image Source Lucy's face was white with fear as the goblins approached her house. Her parents would still be sleeping. It was so early in the day. "I wonder if they're looking for a six-year-old?"

Image Source As the flames licked at his feet he staggered about the dense crowd, knocking into bodies as he tried to get to the doorway. Panicking to reach the exit, he got to the entrance and he looked

Image Source They always told us the vaccines that we were required to have every year were essential for our own safety. What if there was one that didn't work? What if the shots actually made you worse,

Image Source You spent the weekend with him, in his huge house. He paid for everything, everything you have. You enjoyed his company, his company and his beautiful house. You enjoyed his company, among

Image Source I spent so much of my time sitting at my computer that my back started to give me trouble. My doctor suggested that I get into some kind of exercise routine. "That's a good idea, doc,"

Image Source I arrived at school today around ten, and headed to my first class. I was already feeling the fatigue from not having slept last night. It was a struggle to even stay awake in the first class

Image Source I was one of the last ones to arrive, having lost track of time. It was late evening, and I decided to walk back to my car instead of driving home. I had caught the light from the grand ballroom,

Image Source I raise my head off the tarmac when I feel a malicious tap on my head, no doubt from the evil-twin raindrops that have been doing everything in their power to drown me this afternoon. Of course,

Image Source I circled the old house once as I parked my car at the curb. The house definitely looked like it was in a historic district. I always made sure that when I changed my image, I looked like

Image Source The family sat by the garden pond, all hoping for the best. With fasting their only option, they were resigned to leaving their loved one. The children stood, supporting their mother, while

Image Source The tall man scanned the horizon in all directions, in a desperate attempt to find even a single rain cloud. Only a few paces from his feet the dust swirled in a miniature sandstorm that signaled

Image Source The first thing I noticed on the way out were the bright blue lights of the city. There were two other fish-people in the small craft, and as we approached the coast, the water colour changed

Image Source The city was made of wood. Pale young trunks spiked up from the floors, like the legs of enormous beasts sleeping or like stalagmites rising from the earth. Some wrestled themselves slickly

Image Source Storms rumbled overhead, sending great gusts of wind through the streets of the city. Leaves danced about like fireflies in the sunshine, swirling in through the windows and bursting across

Image Source I took a few sips from my tea as I waited for the train in Rome. I could tell it was going to be humid in the Italian summer. It had already been warm in Siena when I was there. I checked

Image Source "Hey!" Libby called from the bathroom. "Are you surrounding yourself with the pungent smell?" I looked up from the house's basement bathroom where I was trying to fix something

Image Source After only a couple of minutes with the robot I was embarrassed that a thing was standing on the other end of my bed just yet. I put a pillow over my head and tried to fall asleep but the