Cassandra Elect
She stood atop the crumbling stone steps that led to nowhere, the jasmine scented wind blowing her hair and flimsy gown. He crouched at the foot, blood…
Golden Ratio and Innocence
Three 8.5x11” sheets perfectly aligned on the desk; precise margins between. Adam has no doubt that it’s 1.24”, as she claimed when he asked her a few days…
Always Somewhere Else
“Cassie, sugar. Cassandra!” Groggily, she rubs the sleep from her eyes, and rolls over. “Mmm.” “Cassandra. Darlin’. Hon, you gotta get up.” First the face…
Sign on a Drawer
“There’s no Cassie,” says the woman in the white coat. The faint pink frames of her glasses match the pink of her cheeks perfectly. Adam wonders why she…
Trailer Trash
For the first time, her double-wide looks like home. The clothes scattered on the floor. The jumble of books next to the bed. The pan of mac and cheese still…
He Knows She Knows
“Is Cassie the girl you had at the lighthouse a few nights ago?” the officer repeats. She already told him about the torn fabric, the extra prints... something…
Chances
She sits, squeezed as tightly as she can be between the jagged rocks, back turned to the ocean. She can’t bear to look at it. It’s too big, to0 powerful. Too…
Reflected
His hand closes over the key, feeling how warm it is. A smile slowly spreads across his face. “I can’t believe you kept this,” he admits. Standing, he glides…
Lock and Key
She reaches out to him cautiously, fingers not quite touching the fabric of his shirt. She slides her other hand underneath her camisole, drawing out a long…
Maybe Cassie
“I don’t think I believe in forever.” The look on his face is as if she’s slapped him, but she just looks at the floor, drawing swirly patterns in the dust…
Writing on the Wall
She holds the metal box close to her, stroking it like she would a puppy. The cold metal feels good underneath her fingers. Staring down at it, she sees her…
Familiar
“Cassandra. Not Cassie. Cassandra.” It comes out as a hoarse whisper, her airways blocked by the wire. “My name. Is. Cassandra.” She felt the wire tighten as…