Our woodstove could be cantankerous at times.Maybe it didn’t like the garbage my father got rid of by trying to burn it.Or maybe it was…
Even as a child, Chen was fascinated with origami.He’d amuse himself for hours, folding paper swans and ducks.His hobby was finding new forms…
I strolled through a special exhibit in the local museum, admiring old black-and-white photographs.I chuckled at the…
I hate being laughed at. I’ll bet you do too.So you’ll understand what I’m about to tell you.I’d been daydreaming in class…
She held her breath as she twisted the knob.Even if the apparatus was still in working order, were there others out there, and people trying to…
Despite the severe weather warning, Ethan wanted to check out the travelling circus. It would only be in town a couple of days.I…
As the bus trundled across the prairie, Gabe fought with himself about getting off at the next town and turning back.He was heading toward…
I had five dollars left on the credit card nestled in the slot of the one-armed bandit.Everything was riding on this last chance.My hand…
I couldn’t blame Killer. I’d have bitten Ogilvie myself, if we’d been in a fight.My Rottweiler looked a bit confused when I called him a bad…
The stranger stared at me, but looked away when I caught his eye.It wasn’t the first time I’d seen him, just the first time I’d been aware of…