glimpses shared by our authors
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"We're the last hope?" Jack asked, awed and terrified. "You will not tell anyone, even Darcy, am I clear?" Zeke replied with a hint of compulsion in his voice. Immediately ... read more -
Sometimes the world seems wide and good--really wide and really good. Sometimes I wake and am introduced to handmade pottery online and then one page per day via google or ... read more -
The green light of the LCD numbers on the cube sized alarm clock close to my bed says it is 10:49 p.m. That is central time USA for everyone who ... read more -
As a human, Kirsten Black existed- that is, she functioned in the way one might expect a human to do. As a person, Kirsten Black was no better or worse ... read more -
It had all started on a beautiful summer day. Mum and Da had allowed Bryony and I to go to the market together alone, seeing as I was now twelve ... read more -
"A wonderful masterpiece!" the painter's voice clawed through the air, "By god, I do have to say I have out done myself!" He stood with his hand at the sides ... read more -
"Evan, I know you've only been awake for a couple hours. "But I want you to answer just one question for me." He shrugged, as if to say "Why not?" ... read more -
were to be the very first men to fly beyond the barriers that held us in. Beyond Pluto beyond the comets beyond the asteroids numberless to scout a new home ... read more -
i opened the door and stepped in the cool air outside,knowing it wouldn't be long before they found me again and hauled me away,back to the place where i was ... read more -
She arrived at the address. Along the street, women in brightly colored dresses and elderly men sat talking, recounting the gossip they'd heard on the news. Lately, it seemed the ... read more