Absent.
Absent. The perfect word to describe the situation. Paul and Maria Strickland sat at their kitchen table eating brea...
The episodes were getting more frequent. I'd forget where I was. Friends looking at me strangely as I carried on conv...
He was absent. Again. The kid would only show up on test days - on which he performed well enough. But that wasn't th...
It had to be the bumblebee parachute. I wanted one with Hello Kitty on it but Al said no. Black and yellow clashed wi...
Wow. The Statue of Liberty. I've lived in New York my whole life, and have personally seen it one time, and it's on m...
He could remember the first time he saw that statue. It was one of those things you simply never forgot, like a first...
Behind me, the world caved in. There it goes, I thought. There it goes at last. I emptied my pockets and threw my han...
I had always wanted to win. Something, I dunno; life, a contest, sports day. I craved to see my luminous ego reflecte...
The summer was new, the grass was having that wet green quality when it is the first time in a long while the sun hav...
The year was 1986.
The year was 1986 and she was a high school softball star. So young and full of potential. She was beautiful. She had...
The year was 1986 and I was 10 years old living in south Louisiana. My family had been living in Louisiana for gener...
The year was 1986. My home, a typical home in Suburbia, USA. My life, a typical American teenager, filled with angst ...
Turtle · Zeno · Go the distance
What does it mean to go the distance? Does it mean to beat everyone else or to beat yourself? When you grow up, paren...
Now, supposedly, if I start out a hundred meters ahead of Achilles, and Achilles is travelling five times faster than...
"His thoughts are too scattered, just give him a moment to collect." This advice within the high pitched laugh of a w...
Drowning in the sea. That was the trick of it. To be seen to swoon, to fall to the bottom. The pretend to expire. It ...
Drowning in the sea. That was the trick of it. To be seen to swoon, to fall to the bottom. The pretend to expire. It ...
Marjorie was drowning. She felt the pull of the water on her legs and the icy shock in her heart. She hadn't even fe...
The dapper man picked up a penny.
A dapper man picked up a penny. He tossed it the air, but it fell. He never caught it. A spankled girl kicked up her ...
The woman watched Martin run into the snow. She could see him for couple of meters, but the lost him in the snow. Thr...
The stories rarely stop when the party does. He was not tall, or lean, but he was fashionable. He had the bushiest ...
"Dammit it's cold today." Bard pulled his hat further down over his forehead and huddled into his fur. "This shit jus...
The blue sun gave off a cold light. The snow seemed to boil under its glare while the trees darkened at their core an...
Photoshoot for bikinis in the middle of winter in a snow covered backdrop was usually my worst dread. Today, however,...
Down six steps and under the fire escape. Don't knock on the door, follow the hall to the end. Go through the curt...
He had her in his sights. The moment he saw her, he zeroed in on his prey. Her grace, her beauty... she stood apart f...
Holographic women are all the rage. Easier than humans to be around. No talking back or gorging on chocolates to ruin...
One of the things about Seaburn beach is the dogs. The dogs go wild on the beach, their little eyes pop out of their ...
Randy: Well Bob, I ain't seen any antelope, nor any deer. An' it sure don't look like there's any home on this here r...
I get up early to sneak away from the cottage for some peace. Saddling up my borrowed stead, I look forward to the s...