A short story – Ring…ring…The sound of a bicycle bell echoed through the slightly overcast morning. The air was cool against the skin, even though it was summertime. “Morning, James! Out for a warm-up?” greeted Mr. Paul cheerfully, passing by on his old bicycle while waving a hand. “Good morning, Mr. Paul! Yes, just enjoying […]
A short story – Lena zipped her jacket up to her neck. The morning air bit her skin, cold and sharp like broken glass. Pines whispered in the wind around her, tall and silent, standing like dark statues under a gray sky. The trail sign read: “Echo Ridge Trail — 7 Miles to Summit” She
A short story – The hospital garden was the only place where time didn’t buzz. Dr. Raya sat alone on the weathered bench beneath the jacaranda tree, her stethoscope still around her neck, half-eaten sandwich in hand. The scent of blooming lavender and antiseptic clung to her like a contradiction. It was one of those
A short story It was one of those golden, humming lunch breaks at Brookvale Junior High School. The hallways pulsed with chatter and shuffling sneakers, trays clattering in the canteen, and the sun casting lazy rectangles across the floor through the corridor windows. Billy Jensen jogged back toward Class 2-B, his backpack bouncing on one
A short story Claire woke to the smell of rain and a faint burning odor — like singed plastic. Her head throbbed. Her mouth was dry. The living room around her looked… familiar, but wrong. Too quiet. The light too still. She sat up on the couch and winced. A deep ache curled behind her
A Short Story The rain fell like ash, soft and steady. The sky over St. Helena’s Cemetery was a colorless bruise. James Hale stood beside his wife’s coffin, unmoving. He couldn’t cry—his grief was too tightly wound, like a fist buried in his chest.Emily had died just three nights ago. A car crash on the
