For months she trained, ate pounds of broccoli, woke up when the skies were still dark. And that day she suffered through 26.2 miles and accomplished her goal. But she…
She thought they’d forgotten. Her older brother had a baseball game that afternoon, and her older sister had a piano recital at night. Her teacher hadn’t even remembered. But there…
Isla’s Inheritance by Cassandra Page Genre: Young adult urban fantasy Publisher: Turquoise Morning Press Release date: 9 October 2014 Summary from Goodreads: Isla was content to let her father…
I don’t know why they dressed me like this. The little girl thought the sunglasses were so funny. The hat scratches my ears. And that shirt. *Sigh.* Parrots…really? I don’t…
He told me to wait. He’d be there, he assured me. People—like tiny ants—dotted the horizon, but otherwise I was alone. So many tracks in this cold, wet sand. Tire…
She groaned her way through piano lessons, her tiny hands painfully stretching to reach the keys. Now her fingers play with ease and nostalgia. Her grandmother played. Her mother played.…
Why is she making me do this? It’s heavy and it makes me hot. Everything was fine before. Now I’ll have to share my stuff. It’s going to ruin everything.…
He’s not good with plants. His ex-girlfriend’s tiny ivy plant died in a month. The lavender plant his mom dropped off didn’t make it two days. But this one that…
Three summers ago she bought them. She’d envisioned nights out as colorful as the flowers on these shoes. And there’d be dates, the shoes a perfect complement to a summer…
She had just poured her second cup of black coffee—always the most important one. She placed it on her desk, then the phone rang. He was finally coming home. The…
Long before he lost his business, endured open-heart surgery, and watched his father, mother, and sister all pass away—long before any of this, he was just a happy little boy…
Where had all those miles taken her? Most were to work. A few for late night cookies. Others were trips to see the family and dinners out with friends. 11,532…
All summer the hallway has been still, waiting and holding its breath. But tomorrow a calculus book will land with a thud, and a metal melody will bounce off the…
He lived at the end of the road, far from the rattling cars and hum of voices. He preferred it ever since the accident. She’d loved the bright lights and…
Out or in? It’s difficult to decide sometimes. He often wanted to dive in, no time to let fear breed hesitation. Still other times he thought it more prudent to…
What? That’s right, I’m talking to you. Why are you looking at me? Yes, I’m a cat. No, my name isn’t Kitty. Nor Mr. Cat. Please get your tourist camera…
He’d been working all his life. Just like his father. Trudging up the stairs to the top every day. He didn’t mind being the lighthouse keeper, though. There was something…
