Yet as she gazed out into an ocean that seemed to beckon as an unknown singer sang a song of longing, Beth felt suddenly as if she had been the one to place the...
Staring back at her, the man’s lip trembled and he muttered, “How long will you play that stupid girl for, anyway?” As Dorothy stepped back, he flung the plate of food across the room,...
Marissa had been through so much so fast. It was amazing her only children lived. Her oldest son survived two years with a broken back when he was three. He’d died of shock and...
He felt...sick. "What...wrong with you?" The dog's eyes went on watch him, its tail wagging. "Where...can I go? And who...are you?" The dog was silent and just kept on watching. "I don't understand." The...
It took me a long time to get over my anger at the world. I felt better after finding this story. A couple years ago, my wife and I saw a program on TV...
When the wind freshened, the man on board felt it, he dreaded it, he knew the danger. The night, the night. When the moonlight vanished, the man felt the storm, but then he saw...
Soon, all seven of the men were in their respective vehicles and on their way to their next destination. They pulled in to a truck stop that was located on a busy highway. The...
"What do you want?" Wenestra's daughter, the dark-haired, dark-eyed young beauty of the clan, was in the room. "I'm told you need a place to hide. We have one." "Can we please just go...
A huge black spot appeared in the sky. The black spot grew bigger to form a disc shape. It increased its size as though to destroy the whole sky. It increased its size, and...
They tried to play, but couldn’t get the hang of it. Some of them managed to go down to the creek to wash the clothes, their only form of communication with the world of...
He needed to figure out a way to get back to his own body, so that he could complete his mission without having to go through the motions of a waking life. There was...
Yet as she gazed out into an ocean that seemed to beckon as an unknown singer sang a song of longing, Beth felt suddenly as if she had been the one to place the...
“Sorry,” Danielle said, as she saw the last of the needles float out of sight, and the wall in front of the knight collapsed. She looked back down at the green eyes. “Is it...