Short Story: Thicker Than Water

“On Friday, the candidates start to arrive,” Meredith was saying. “So that’s 48 hours to catch our breath, plan our interview questions…”

I felt my eyes shutter, and pried them open. Everyone else at the long oval table was hanging on to every word…

Forgive-n-Forget

Jesper tapped his fingers on the over-varnished wood, coffee cooling at his elbow. He watched the wisps of heat as they abandoned…

Control

The clouds broke open for the drive home. They loosed a dreary rain, sweaty dap-dap-daps that turned roads to rivers and drummed people to…

Short Story : Gaudy Necklace

“I’m giving her this,” Nithya said, pulling out a set of ugly red and brown beads from a little red and brown…

Smog

Alison Tinelle shifted the weight of her school bag, the tight straps starting to dig into her shoulders. Her small black shoes clacked on the…

Driving Lessons: a cautionary tale

My daughter, Katya, is learning to drive. That is, she’s taken and failed the written test three…

Violet & Takeout

A Breakup, Ordinary — Part I

My fantasy for children’s television is…

Venite Adoremus

A Christmas Tale of Lost and Broken Things

Violet & Timeliness

A Breakup, Ordinary — Part II

At the end of the day, the most…

Short Story — Pointy Mountains and Peeking Suns