Drowning in the sea. That was the trick of it. To be seen to swoon, to fall to the bottom. The pretend to expire. It ...

Drowning in the sea. That was the trick of it. To be seen to swoon, to fall to the bottom. The pretend to expire. It ...

Marjorie was drowning. She felt the pull of the water on her legs and the icy shock in her heart. She hadn't even fe...

Down six steps and under the fire escape. Don't knock on the door, follow the hall to the end. Go through the curt...

He had her in his sights. The moment he saw her, he zeroed in on his prey. Her grace, her beauty... she stood apart f...

Holographic women are all the rage. Easier than humans to be around. No talking back or gorging on chocolates to ruin...

"You know why girls suddenly change their hairstyles don't you?" He leered over my sister with that gap-toothed smug-...

There was a little girl who loved a boy. It was her first time with a crush on a boy. It was her first time with love...

The first time I saw Tommy, I knew he was a total douche. I don't allow my sister to date douches; shit — no brother ...

What happens when life finally becomes too much to bear? He thought about it a great deal - but was unable to put his...

Erring on the side of caution I took two of the smaller ones. Just like breakfast, or a night on the town. My body wa...

There was a girl that I used to work with at the Goodwill who had eyes that were far too close together. Her body was...

My mind was moving faster than my body. I wanted to play in the swing so bad but my feet weren't moving fast enough. ...

I let out a heavy sigh as I stepped over the cobwebs, allowing myself to have a moment of preparation. The swing rock...

she couldn't do it. her moist, clammy hands clung to the wooden pole with vicious might as she drew in intermittent, ...

by the time the cops can, I sneaked into an alleyway to avoid the cops but as soon as I ran around the corner of a ra...

Outnumbered. Jezebel stands on the ledge, hands fluttering up and down the slick chains. Outnumbered. She tries to br...

They were outnumbered and they knew it. J'nox lifted his six-shooter as he and his comrades prepared to defend the he...

In the scheme of things, it wasn't a permanent state I was after. Just long enough to get on stage, dance for two min...

My hands and feet ache, but it was well worth it. We are nearly there, a couple more hours. Georgie is starving and I...

My feet ached, but it was well worth it. This is what I said when I completed that trek. The endless days and nights,...

Once upon a time there was a bug who wanted to live on my finger. I called the little fella over and asked him to sta...

It was a swarm. They were trying to get in. Surrounding the house. I was running frantically throughout the house, ma...

He didn't know what to say. No one did. It had never landed on anyone's finger before. The fabled winged bug, unlike ...

She was looking ahead, eyes parallel with the ground. She was looking ahead, eyes perpendicular with the ground. Pa...

In her rear-view mirror, she saw Gene turn. He looked at the bush, at her, at the bush again, and then felt his pocke...

Heather didn't like being out in the rain. She was going to get even with that bastard Gene - how dare he dump her in...

Hero at Midnight No one could remember who among them gave him the name Rooster; probably someone long gone by this ...

Private Morlane glanced at the watch that he'd taken off and left on the small table by his cot, rubbing his sleep-we...

Morlane hung his head. At times like these, his emotions were torments of conflict. He was grateful, yes; but he was ...