Wondering
Wondering I couldn’t help wondering if she knew what was about to happen. She couldn’t see but she could hear and she must be hearing it. The whirring of the fan blades got closer to her naked flesh....
View ArticleDusk
DUSK Issa stepped outside to discover that dusk had laid it’s blanket over the village while she slept. Standing in the doorway of the cottage, she heard a distant sound and a breeze ruffled the tufts...
View ArticleLeverage
LEVERAGE Knowing time was running out, Issa grabbed a long board on the ground nearby and wedged it under the wagon wheel for leverage. Crouching in the dark, the torches flickered against the walls...
View ArticleAirport
I was surprised at the airport’s renovation since the last time I’d been there. Walking down the hallway, I turned left at the expected place and found they had moved the baggage claim. I turned,...
View ArticleReverence
With reverence, he pulled the blanket up and over her face letting it fall gently to curve along the peaks and valleys of her face. He held the blanket, not wanting to let it go until his brother,...
View ArticleCoil
Issa stared at him, their eyes burning hotter than the fire that blazed between them. His hand rested on the coil of a steel tipped whip on his belt and his eyes searched her face for an answer. She...
View ArticleBeliever
Sitting near the back of the cathedral, Rayanne knew she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. She slunk down as far in the pew as she could, without actually sliding onto the floor and prayed no...
View ArticleInstill
“I will instill in her a love of life; a desire to prolong goodness, and the faith to believe that there are those in this world who are pure of heart.” Marta’s laughter bounced off the stone walls and...
View ArticleMisspelled
“You don’t know? Or you won’t tell me?” He pushed the paper into my face, his eyes never leaving mine. My heart hammered in my chest and I was sure he could hear it. “I… I…” My mind swam and I...
View ArticleShe Ruined Fried Zucchini
I went because I had to go, because they expected me to. Not because I wanted it or because I had any sort of need to be there. I never really understood the concept to be honest and I thought it a...
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