glimpses shared by our authors
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today as my mom stepdad and little sister worked together to build a swimming pool, i helped. and wrote something again. "a sky so blue it hurts and prosy whispering ... read more -
eyes. The sunlight warmed his eyelids as he meditatively drew in breath after breath. Janikka watched the strange boy from her window on the second floor. Her house, just like ... read more -
The flank steak is marinating, the laundry is rolling, and the linen closet is on a self-reflective journey that will lead to ultimate organization. I'm meeting a stranger at Starbucks ... read more -
A shadow stole across the countryside, gasping for breath and trying to make as little noise as possible. The form of a woman clutching a bundle materialized from behind a ... read more -
The town was quiet. The last of the drunkards were on their way home, sleepily stumbling down the rocky streets. She was thankful for the few moments that she had ... read more -
We don't write enough about the Devil. Western religion has over-personified its gods to the point where we can only write about them as people. Jesus had a charmed face ... read more -
There was a netbook-sized laptop on the woman's legs. Derek looked at the screen and saw surveillance cameras, one in a room with cement walls and no people, and one ... read more -
im at the end of my rope. Its like when someone lights a fire under your ass, and you feel the heat, but you cant get away because youre climbing ... read more -
"How come I only ever see you at night?" She dismissed the question, and suddenly he felt glad to have seen her at all. In the wan glow of the ... read more -
The girl's breath was raspy. Her vocal chords strained to explain to Michael the hardships she had faced. He gently placed his cool hand to her forehead and wiped away ... read more
