The Weight of What Remains
The padel court echoed with the rhythmic thwack of racquet against ball, but Elena moved like a zombie—present in body, absent in spirit. Three months of fourteen-hour days at the ...
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The padel court echoed with the rhythmic thwack of racquet against ball, but Elena moved like a zombie—present in body, absent in spirit. Three months of fourteen-hour days at the ...
Maya felt like a walking zombie. Three hours of sleep, two energy drinks, and one brutal AP History test would do that to you. But tonight was Jordan's Halloween party, and she was...
Lily sat by the babbling stream, watching dragonflies dart over sparkling water. She was supposed to be taking pictures with her mom's iphone for science class, but instead, she wa...
The text came through at 2:47 AM, my iPhone screen blinding me in the dark. Emma's party. Tonight. Be there or be square. I'd been avoiding Emma since the incident at homecoming, ...
The hospital corridor smelled of antiseptic and resignation. I wore my father's fedora, the felt brim pulled low, as if the hat could shield me from what waited behind door 312. I...
Arthur climbed the attic stairs, each step a meditation in itself. At seventy-eight, his knees reminded him of every padel match he'd played in his forties and fifties—those glorio...
Barnaby was no ordinary dog. With fur like sunshine and eyes that sparkled like stars, he belonged to Lily, a girl who believed in magic. One hot summer day, they discovered someth...
Maya's palms were sweating—not like cute nervous palms, but full-on disaster palms—as she stood at the edge of Jenna's pool party. She'd spent all summer watching every zombie movi...
The pool at the Marriott was empty except for Elena, floating on her back in the lukewarm water, staring up at the fluorescent rectangles of windows above. I'd known her for twenty...
Lily was playing in her backyard when she heard a rustle in the bushes. Out popped a rusty red fox with bright eyes that sparkled like tiny stars. The fox twitched its nose and Lil...
Barnaby was a small golden dog with floppy ears and the biggest dreams anyone had ever seen. Every day, he would trot to the edge of Crystal Pond and watch the other dogs swim. But...
Lily loved exploring behind her grandmother's old house. One afternoon, her fluffy dog Barnaby wagged his tail and barked at something strange—a thick, glowing cable that seemed to...