Fatal Attraction

Ellis woke to the muffled, familiar sound of drunken laughter. Always a light sleeper, she woke to even the slightest noise. 3:14 a.m. Read more

Campbell: A Story Of Kindness

Once upon a time, I had a child and called him George. I had all kinds of hopes and dreams for that child.

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Midnight Oil

Sarah checked her text messages while she waited in an elongated drive-thru line for her cursory 3AM bean burrito and caffeinated soft drink. It had been her routine for the past three nights, ever since the nightmares had started. She wondered — albeit briefly — if her midnight snacking had anything to do with the influx of hungry crocodiles and carnivorous trees. But reality told her that the dreams were caused by her worry over the girls. Read more

Powerless

She drummed her fingers on the keyboard impatiently but it did nothing. No blips, no bleeps, no nothing. Read more

be the change

They walked up Main Street holding hands, bellies full of frozen yogurt, her daughter singing as she skipped: “Oh that girl was full of fun, she was so fun, so fun! And she loved yo-gurt the most, after bur-ri-tos, which was her most fav-o-rite!” Read more