Kevin’s anticipation pressurized to unbearable limits the closer he got to his bus stop. When the bus stopped in front of his apartment complex, it was all he could do to keep himself from barreling d…

Synopsis: Kevin moves from New Jersey to Georgia after his parents’ divorce. He looks forward to a summer of freedom after an awful school year, but his mom announces that they’ll be spending the summ…

The veteran looked down at the thimble-sized hole in his coat. Despite washing and rain, the hole was ringed with muted copper. His eyes unfocused as he recalled the memory. . . . He felt the shot bef…

“You’re not disappointed?” The veteran ground his boot into the dirt. He took a long time in answering. “I’d have to care to be disappointed.” Her eyes shimmered and became soft. “How can you say that…

Sunlight filtered down through the green stained glass canopy of a forest in late summer. Motes hung in the air like much sea-life. Time followed suit and slowed pace to a viscous crawl. A young man w…