The basement archive of the Greenwood County Historical Society smells of old paper and dust.…
The hallway behind the stage of Voices of America smelled like fresh paint and expensive…
The ballroom of the Metropole Hotel was suffocating Ryan Cole. Crystal chandeliers. Designer gowns. The…
The old clock on the wall of the Acadia Institute of Technology’s robotics department showed…
The morning sun cast long shadows across the fresh grave. Thora Lindquist stood before the…
I didn’t inherit anything. That’s what makes my story different from the ones you usually…
She chose the piece of land nobody wanted. Everyone pitied her for it. Within five…
The hardest battles aren’t fought against other people. They’re fought against the voice in your…
The girl ran like something evil was behind her. Her bare feet hit the wet…
The old man smelled of dust and several days without proper food. He stood at…
“Someone get that child back to the visitors’ gallery. This is a symposium, not a…
The room was silent except for the steady beeping of machines. What had once been…
The fluorescent lights of Puget Sound Mercy Hospital buzzed overhead like dying insects, casting a…
Brett said it like it cost him nothing. “Get her out of here.” Not quietly.…
The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead like dying insects, casting a sickly pale glow over room…
The rain came sideways, driven by a wind that had not relented in three days.…
The bailiff grabbed the old woman by the arm and shoved her forward. She stumbled.…
The autumn wind carried the first real chill of the season across the sprawling grounds…
The iron gates of Blackwood Estate gleamed like polished teeth under the September sun. Maya…
Jerome Patterson adjusted his only good tie in the rearview mirror of his 2010 Honda…