Richard’s hand froze. His fingers were inches from the clipboard. The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, casting harsh, unforgiving shadows across the stacked boxes of canned goods. The smell of industrial floor wax […]

Paul’s hand hovered over the document. The heavy paper sat on the light wood desk, right next to the blue lanyard and the plastic name tag that read Norman – Volunteer. The […]

The yellowed page of the church registry sat open in my hands. The heavy leather cover felt like it was burning my palms. “Read it, Julian,” Pastor Miller said. His voice was […]

The white text burned into the projector screen. Property of Maya Lin. Original CAD files. Timestamp: October 14th, 2:00 AM. The hum of the HVAC system suddenly sounded like a roaring jet […]

Arthur’s hand shot out. He reached for my arm, his fingers inches from my flannel sleeve. The smell of his expensive cologne mixed with the sharp scent of my fear. “Security!” Arthur […]

The bright light of the tablet illuminated the yellowed, scanned document. The signature at the bottom was unmistakable. John Vance, 1974. Victoria’s smirk faltered. She took a half-step back, her polished heels […]

I slid the photograph into the waistband of my jeans, hung the sailboat back on its crooked hook, and was standing in the kitchen filling the kettle by the time Daniel’s key […]

They came up Main Street in the cold in a line that stretched past the bakery and around the corner, breath fogging, boots crunching the frost. Mrs. Petrocelli was near the front, […]

The north face was the sector nobody wanted for a reason. Loose rock under a foot of fresh snow, a wind that scrubbed scent sideways, a drop on the east edge that […]

I let my sister finish her presentation. I’m not a cruel man, but I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a small, tired part of me that wanted to watch how […]