It was just past noon when the county cop stopped Vladimir as he walked along the grassy shoulder of the Saw Mill River Parkway. The…
The delivery driver usually leaves your packages at the garage, but the muddy footprints lead up to the door. They cluster on and around the…
He wanted a nighttime funeral. We thought he was joking. Connor didn’t have a will. He wasn’t the sort to plan ahead. His days were…
You were peaked well before Millinocket, and I shouldn’t have missed the signs. But in truth, I didn’t miss them after all, but ignored. I…
The first time I saw her, she was wearing a long, golden, tight-fitting gown, the type of gown a woman would wear at an upscale…
He found himself in a paralytic state. This was the state of Ohio. On a billboard outside—well, if you’ve been there, you know. Along the…
Ann sat on the edge of the couch, staring at the packed suitcase on the floor next to her. The late afternoon light in the…
The best way to stave off death is to make it something you want because then you’ll never get it. That is what I’ve learned. My…
Benny kept babbling, kept saying, “Man, I’m breaking apart. Man, I’m breaking apart.” And I wanted to tell him to fucking chill. To just let…
“So, how was your day?” she asked. “Fine,” he answered, just as he had done twice since coming home from the grocers. He had already put…
The day I gained access to my other lives, I was relaxing by my brother’s pool after a horrible week at work. Brian let me…
She slid into the water, no splashing, no shriek at the cold, her arms braced behind her, so she couldn’t stop herself, had to release…
So it’s after Hood to Coast (and if you want me to I can tell you about that too), but it’s after Hood to Coast…
Sitting at the bar with your aunt on a Friday night reminds you how desperate you are for friends your own age. So you drink…
The gate was crowded when she arrived, the obligatory one hour prior to departure. Or was it one hour prior to boarding? She wasn’t sure.…
A woman I once worked with came to visit when I moved back east and stole my car after my husband and I went to bed.…
I never believe what anyone tells me, unless it’s the truth. And I know when it’s the truth because I feel it, like I feel…