“I thought we were supposed to be flying south,” he said from behind. “Yeah,” the one in the middle chimed in. “South. They all said south.” “We’re not going south.…
A Winter Dream Sam sat quietly in the back as the subway car traveled over rickety rails, gasping for breath in the chilly February air. Little by little, the subway…
The skies poured buckets of rain down on the town. The clouds and air and ground were one continuous gray sheet. The streets flooded until the cobblestones disappeared beneath puddles…
The packed SUV sped down the road. It was midday. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day. She should have been zooming toward him. Instead, she watched each matchstick tree pass, becoming…
The snow covered the land like a lead blanket. It hid the life underneath, creating a seal that stifled all the sounds and movement of summer. Stick trees stood at…
It was going to be a cold one. Coldest winter on record. He didn’t mind chopping the wood in this rain. Anything for Maria. He’d nearly finished when her…
It seemed so silly now—splitting the wood and stacking it in this heat. Sweat poured off his face and streamed down his back. His grip on the splitting wedge kept…