“Where are you taking me?” Katora raised her hand to undo the red scarf covering her eyes. “No, no, no.” Kai reached out to her. “Just a little bit further. You trust me?” She laughed, notes dancing upon the air like flower petals. “Have you met you?” “Touche. But wait…Please.” His lips brushed her ear.… Continue reading Turning Tides
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All For a Drop
It was wrong to steal. And Jazel was not a thief. So it was with little difficulty that he shoved back the random thought that he could easily slip an extra water pod or two into his jacket pockets and not be caught to the recesses of his mind. He was an honest, upright, and… Continue reading All For a Drop
Your Father’s Song
Be still, my child. Be still and listen to the lullaby your father sings for you. Listen closely. Can you hear? The gentle lapping of the waves upon the shore. His voice is there, in the deep. His message of love for you. Listen. I will tell you, he is not gone.Your father is here,… Continue reading Your Father’s Song
Choosing Death
This must be what it’s like to be a death-row inmate. Heather closed her eyes and turned her face towards the warmth of the sun. She fought to capture the sensation, to drink it in through her very pores, but it eluded her, slipping away like her grandmother’s ring did in the lake all those years… Continue reading Choosing Death
House Call
“Taxi!” One of the many benefits of living in New York is that there is always, and I mean always, a taxi ready to go. Less than a minute later, even in the dead of night, a yellow and black wrapped car eased out of the river of endless traffic and glided gently to a… Continue reading House Call