April is reaching its end. Branches are swallowed by green leaves as white blossoms drift to the streets like snowflakes. Calm mornings...

The restaurant manager prepared for Valentine’s Day the same way a soldier prepared for a battle. He restocked his supplies, called in...

Flakes cascade from the blustery Sky like water spilling over rock, Covering bare branches and empty Earth in an embrace as pure as Her...

As snow fell indolently from the starry sky, the clock tower chimed six times. It rang throughout every hollow in Christmas Village. The...

It was your idea. Those words ring in my head like wind chimes. The noise is shrill, resonating. I dwell on the echoes. They seem to go...

It had been a while since Tracey had a decent chicken sandwich. The locals recommended a dive downtown, and that autumn Saturday felt...

Her nose was the hardest part. It had the slightest curve like the bending of branches in the breeze. When he held her close, he walked...

The hat smelled like her Great Uncle Edgar. It was a difficult odor to describe, a sort of cross between burnt bread and wet dog, and it...

“Those sunglasses aren’t fooling anybody.” Eleanor pushed the aviators to the bridge of her nose, scowling. “Would you keep it down? I...

Once upon a time, there was a shack that nobody dared to visit. It was home to a strange creature named Brutta Wartsnout, a witch who...

Of all the musicians in the world, Johnny Cash understood him the best. He spent hours listening to "A Boy Named Sue" on his stereo,...

February meant only one thing to Reagan: The return of Valentine’s Day. This was not a good thing, in her humble opinion. She leaned...

Dear 2020, I'm sure you know by now that the humans don't have many nice things to say about you. Being a cat, I don't know much about...

“How did I let you talk me into this, Jess?” Carly tugged at the pointed ears on her elf hat. Before she could pull the entire thing off,...

2001 “November already,” Anna sighed. “I swore I’d be out of here by June.” Bob checked his clipboard with a chuckle. “Come on, Anna...

I am consumed. Darkness has slowly devoured every inch of me, and I find no signs of light or relief. My wrists and ankles are bound by...

It was a sticky summer day in the suburbs of Pennsylvania. Nicole stepped into her coupe and fired up the old engine. She pulled onto the...

“They’re going to hate me.” “They are not going to hate you, Ginny,” Lea said for the fifth time. Anxiously, Ginny gripped the steering...

It was official. Abby Easten had entered uncharted territory. Her heart hammered against her chest, and she struggled to slow her...

The sunny day was deceiving. The grass appeared lush and bright, and the spring trees had blossomed. Yet, the cheerful scene did not...