Sitting at a desk with pen in hand. "It's us against the world." "Watch out, America." The circle of faces tight...

I was an optimist. I thought that I, like Hemingway, could weave my influence between countries, live in the welcomin...

He couldn't see through the rain. The rain covered everything in sight, like a thick veil of mosquito netting had bee...

I step back and look. It seems complete. Ms. Johnson comes over and looks at it. She barely glances before saying, "...

He stared at his reflection in the water for a long moment. He studied his eyes (the same dark brown that they had al...

The world was so close to perfect, he hated having to point out the flaws to the designer. It was his least favorite ...

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...

The young boy ran for his life, the giant monster of a dog chasing after him. The boy didn't do anything wrong, he th...

Wooshy Wooshy and futuristic Just out of the corner of my eye, that thing I had been running towards, to, seeking It...

Running from the swarm of bees, Roger kept his eyes firmly ahead knowing he'd be able to jump into the river, swim un...

Absent. The perfect word to describe the situation. Paul and Maria Strickland sat at their kitchen table eating brea...

The episodes were getting more frequent. I'd forget where I was. Friends looking at me strangely as I carried on conv...

He was absent. Again. The kid would only show up on test days - on which he performed well enough. But that wasn't th...

"No parking anytime" read the sign on the tall, black, iron gate. "Well, if I'm going to break the rules, I guess th...

There once was a house that no child or adult dared enter, the house was known to be haunted. Even though that the ho...

Joshua parked in front of the iron gate, irritated at this sign, just one of many from his absentee father. He was ne...

Bombs were the last thing on his mind. Everyone was hiding under desks, wary of the slightest sound whereas he was w...

Bombs, were the last thing on his mind. Jack turned and spoke " It's funny, that today would have to be the day we be...

Bombs were the last thing on his mind. So, when the topic came up, Ben was staring out the window thinking about his ...

Once, in Beijing, a young girl in a red gown huddled in a doorway. It was snowing, freezing her slowly. She continued...

Rain poured down, next to her, the doorway shielding her. She clutched her red gown as she huddled down close to the ...

Once, in Beijing, a young girl in a red gown huddled in a doorway. It was raining, her hair was plastered to her fac...

The young woman stood in the garden, clutching a bunch of dead flowers. "This place needs a LOT of work," she thoug...

I've love photography ever since my father got me into it a few years ago. It would be hard to fill in his shoes. Aft...

I clutched onto the flowers. Today was the day. I am only 19 but I am getting married right now. My father was a rich...

"What's that, Daddy?" James hid a smile behind his hand and answered, "That's a telephone, sweetie. You put money in...

It's ringing. Ringing. Ringing. Ringing. STOP it from ringing! Karla never wanted to hear his voice again. Never wan...

A dry, sandy summer like this one. I had met him just a mile down, by the Shell gas station, his cowboy boots kicking...