glimpses shared by our authors
  • I made my daily rounds, rooms 398-402. It almost didn't even take conscious thought to go through the routine anymore. Five rooms, four patients. First up was Mrs Newbaur, room ...
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  • They are watching. We sit here on our little computers, our phones, in front of our televisions. All the mean while they watch. Wide eyed, mouth open, drooling, they watch. ...
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  • Michael hung up. He looked at his phone and grimaced. (It was rather adorable when he managed a grimace; he never had a hint of malice, only jumbled frustration.) "Sorry," ...
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  • Maddy rolled over as the sunlight streamed through her window. The warmth of her wool blanket caressed her, pleading with her not to get out of bed and face the ...
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  • She sealed the flapping rubber mouths shut with camouflage duct tape, taking care to avoid the laces. Then she looped her arm through the duct tape and pushed it up ...
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  • mutantfest is coming up fast. 11 days. I want to go because I know they'll be there. the people I used to love. the people who left me behind and ...
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  • "Miss Kate." Will said as he grinned at the stunned blonde. Kaytie turned and looked behind her, as if looking for an escape route that didn't involve the door that ...
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  • To whom it may concern: This is my day. Despite however you believe you are making my my day, it is obvious you have ulterior motives, plans, ideals. I have ...
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  • God how I hate certain people And I mean people who are certain (pause to relish the ambiguity - with certain people - in the former sense, I would have ...
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  • July 11, 2010 Today is Sunday! That means church. :D I know it's weird to like church when you're a teen, but it is the one place that makes me ...
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