Loss After Loss
I took a deep breath and tried to quiet my mind. It was no use. Stories of those that had preceded me, desperate men all, gave rise to visions of blood soaked…
Knowing Christian
I knew Christian, even if I’m not absolutely sure he knew me. The firelight is knifelike hot on my cheekbones, slashing red and yellow across my face and the…
Knowing Jennifer
I knew Jennifer, even if I’m not absolutely sure she knew me. The air that hangs over the steel-toned lake is cold. Goosebumps nip my skin, quietly. My…
Warning Averted
Tara, Don’t go home tonight - your father has been drinking again. Your younger brother is spending the night at his friend Jared’s house. _The neighbors…