From either side of the gym, shimmering blue stars hung between boy-girl exclusive crowds of junior-high-schoolers. JoAnne’s son Russ looked adorably ridiculous with his gingery hair gelled into spikes. Always the class clown, Russ insisted on an oversized smiley-face pin …
“We found blue harem pants!” my best friend, Lizzy’s, voice shouts at me through my phone. “It’s totally a sign, you have to be Princess Jasmine this year.”
“Slow down, Lizzy,” I say, sleepily. “I was napping, I need a …
It’s essential to remain as calm as possible in these situations. The more excited you get the sooner it will be over – in a bad way that is – as your organs shut down, one by one. My teeth …
The first summer right after she moved in was the best. They came at an odd time, during Easter vacation, right when the weather was beginning to warm, the snow all melted except for patches where it had been piled …
It’s a long time since I’ve bothered with anybody else. Even longer since I’ve cared what they thought of me.
Oh, I know when the children pass my gate that they peer through the railings, in the hope they might …
“We’re on an adventure,” Eric says as he tears the blindfold away from your face. “Called the Trial.”
It was a long trek with the blindfold, and you blink as your eyes adjust. Here you are, standing in a row …
I am worn out from my day of rest. My two sisters, their husbands, and five children just left my tiny house. With Umama’s passing, I became the matriarch. Even though I am seventy-three, I conduct every Sunday as if …
“Our Jellybean is the ultimate lifeboat – Your life-saving solution in a hopeless scenario! The Jellybean is the size of a candy, and easily held in your hand – but it will build whatever you need, from a life jacket …
The guardian stood at the gate and asked, “What is beauty?” When no one answered, he glanced at the faces around him and saw a range of responses from surprise to annoyance. He added, “I’m serious. You’re going to have …
Night had come early.
A blessing for him. A curse for Pedro.
The blade sunk into the man’s flesh, sliding down his back. Shards of blood snaked its way out of his body, onto the white sheets, dripping onto the …