Between me and the milky way there is space. Between you and the milky way there is space. You watch its clusters of heavenly stars,…
Crystal watched lightning crackle through cumulus clouds like the fire of fighting dragons. A squadron of four pelicans sailed in line over the water’s surface…
The propeller stopped. They were gliding, wings quietly slicing air currents. “Is it safe?” “Yes, babe. I do this all the time.” On the descent,…
Hannah and Ricky stepped over wing debris. They had seen the plane falling, burning, that night several months back. The area was no longer cordoned…
Her mother, father and siblings had gone down through the hatch. Mother reached up with one hand. “Come on. It’s okay. Climb down the steps.”…
Snowflakes fell onto Joanna’s cheeks and eyelashes. She laughed and chucked another snowball. Lucille threw one back, but Joanna ducked. “Race you!” She ran toward…
I can change. No problemo! Imelda says I have to man up, get ahold of my drinking. But damn, I’m at a work function, and…
Three customers arrived in a shiny Jeep Grand Cherokee. They swaggered in, smelling of Old Spice and joking about the sexy blonde admin at Harris,…
I staggered through the dark woods, lost. Owls called and animals scurried. I feared bears. Was I walking closer to the cabin or further away?…
I tried to crawl away into the underbrush, weak and nearly paralyzed by fear and hunger. What was this light that had found me? I…