The Papaya Summer
Mara moved through the office like a zombie, her coffee cup the only thing keeping her upright. Three years after David left, she'd mastered the art of appearing human while feelin...
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Mara moved through the office like a zombie, her coffee cup the only thing keeping her upright. Three years after David left, she'd mastered the art of appearing human while feelin...
The lightning storm outside mirrored the chaos in Maya's chest as she packed the last of David's things. His iPhone sat on the nightstand, still charging, still full of messages sh...
Marcus swam laps at 11:47 PM every Tuesday, the pool's fluorescent lights humming overhead like trapped insects. Fifty-two lengths. Exactly. His marriage to Elena had dissolved not...
The storm outside matched the wreckage in my chest. Lightning fractured the sky, each flash illuminating the laptop screen I'd just found open—his email, his surveillance logs, thr...
Lily sat by the edge of Sparkle Pond, her toes dipped in the cool water. She was supposed to be watching her little brother, but she'd gotten distracted by her favorite game on her...
Martha adjusted her reading glasses and peered at the small screen on her iPhone, her fingers hesitant on the smooth glass. At eighty-two, she still preferred the tactile comfort o...
Eleanor smoothed the crochet blanket across her lap, her arthritic fingers moving with the practiced rhythm of eighty-two years. The house was quiet, save for the grandfather clock...
Barnaby was no ordinary bear. His fluffy brown hair stuck out in every direction, like he'd just woken up from a very long nap—except he was always like that. Every morning, Barnab...
Maya's palms were sweating. Again. She wiped them on her shorts, staring at the invite: beach party @ tylers. tonight. 'This is gonna be cringe,' she muttered. Her best friend Ch...
Arthur sat in his worn armchair, the gray **cable** from his television snaking across the floor like a vine grown wild. At eighty-two, he'd lived long enough to watch technology t...
Bernie was a small bear with very big dreams. Every morning, he would splash and play in the sparkling pond behind his cave, swimming until his fur dripped with sparkles. Bernie lo...
Maya's phone buzzed for the third time in five minutes. The group chat was blowing up about Tyler's party tonight, and she was still staring at her reflection like it might somehow...