glimpses shared by our authors
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She bent down and shuffled the folders, presumably to look at them in a different order. Straightening up, she winced and hissed. The girl's hands flew to her ribs. She ... read more -
"Wish I could say that..." the girl would mutter, her voice muffled by the cloth of her ragged parka. The glazed look of half starved misery vanished from her face, ... read more -
Norbert listened to Preston and Lyles as they began the launch sequence. Their voices were calm, soothing. This was just another planet, just another day in the life of a ... read more -
He thought she was the most beautiful girl in the world. He knew objectivly that there were more beautiful women, even ignoring famous beauties from the screen and from music. ... read more -
He was driving home from another day of work. He had forgotten CD's or his input cable for his iPod. So he was forced to listen to the radio. There ... read more -
She was an ananachronism. Despite the modern outfit and sadly hip (in some circles) cat ears she seemed for a moment to be of another time. The microphone helped. It ... read more -
She stared at him, joyous and pure from a photograph from not so long ago. He could still see the hope in younger hims eyes. That vain belief that he's ... read more -
It was twelve years ago. Tristan remembered that day so well like it was the best thing that ever happened to him, which probably was, but considering his age at ... read more -
"Upstairs." I say almost as quietly. "Of course its upstairs. God forbid it be in a closet downstairs where I wouldn't have to traipse through all your stuff without you." ... read more -
Adrian made me believe in hope; Adrian, who wound me about in circles, the cotton of our clothing flowing in stagnant air, became my savior. Where I could not, would ... read more
