glimpses shared by our authors
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I look at the clock and cannot believe what time it is. When did it become 5:30? With effort, I tear myself away from the paining, wincing as my siffened ... read more -
until the sun sets. When he lands, he becomes aware of someone watching him. He looks at me, and I look at him. I feel as if my arm and ... read more -
I looked down at my street clothes. It wasn't my favorite part about being in the hospital. She left the room. I looked down at my hand, and the ribbon ... read more -
"Who the Hell are you?" He asks, barely audible amidst the clicks his molars were making. The talon marks that I had planted on his cheek are dripping crimson. It ... read more -
And I take the test, with Shae looking face to face (oh, the wonder of technology, alone in my mother's kitchen yet seeing his face, smile, dimples, those crystal blue ... read more -
I'm at the water cooler. I hear it gurgling behind me. I'm not sure it's supposed to gurgle, but it is. It's gurgling. I pour myself another Dixie cup of ... read more -
I throw myself into his arms. I bury my face into his neck and his shoulder, hiding the tears. I can't help but smile. He's okay. I have to keep ... read more -
I looked down onto the beach. My daughter, with her son, watching the wild waves bashing against the shelf of finely ground pebbles that lay on Chesil Beach. What was ... read more -
P I bit my dentist. I didn't mean to at all. There I was, in the plastic chair with the plastic wrapped light and all the clean, disposable tools. My ... read more -
"Bring it Jambi" "Funny, because I'm a Fortune Teller..." "Bullshit! You're a Fortune Seller, people pay you to sell them fortunes. Doesn't mean that it's THEIR fortune persay." "Why are ... read more
