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The doors slam open. The once bustling saloon is silenced by a lonesome man with an angry grimace. “Which one of you damned fools stole...

When Isobel’s husband took ill, she prayed to the gods. Every day as she dabbed his face with a worn wet cloth and forced small mouthfuls...

When we were real little, a code green was normal. When Dad would come back from work, eat dinner, and go fall asleep on the couch while...

Lucy always hated the smell of hospitals. In her 60 years of life it had always felt like the stench of the corridors haunted her. When...

“I can’t keep doing this, Robert! Every week, I try to plan a nice date for us and you cancel!” “But Liz,” Robert’s face scrunches as he...

She had to park her car down the street from her house. There weren't any spots close to where she lives so she had to make a journey...

As the sun sets, the brisk autumn air turns from bearable to miserable. I was always a bitch about the cold, meaning that I should...

The monotony of this job was enough to drive any person insane. Hearing the same fryers beeping on and off every five minutes. Seeing the...

The van comes to a rolling stop outside the front gate of the house. My leg was bouncing up and down seemingly to the cadence of the...

I wring my hands tightly as Vanessa speaks. The blood rushes to my fingertips turning them to a deep vermillion. The shade of red you see...