The hand of misfortune fell upon Mabel Moon on Halloween. As she locked her door that morning, she noticed a late rent notice…
Serena watches the customers spit land on the counter as she types on her computer. “Nadia promised it would be an hour tops for the…
Natalie opened the front door of her cabin to step into the winter night. For hours, she had been fighting tears as Christmas…
Cole lurches awake in his kitchen with a skull-pounding headache. Gone was the peaceful dream of his mother pulling out a…
Hallie is doing dishes when a shadow passes behind the blinds. Panic creeps from her stomach as her hand freezes…
Serena’s singing a popular eighties song while sweeping the floor for the second time of the day. The broom’s swish against the…
Serena stands transfixed by the extraterrestrial pyramid. It appears to be drinking the morning sunbeams as it…
A short story
Silver ribbons of moon slant across the quilt Keziah Burton and Mother made during the past grievous…