Taking several deep breaths, Russell paused outside of the principals’ office. Should he just enter? Or would the principal come out to get him? He looked around but the rest of the office was empty. The secretary must be out to lunch or something. A trembling ran though his body. Russell tried to force it [...]

Tiff boarded the 2:45 bus to the mall. She looked down the bus; the passengers hypnotized themselves with the backs of seats, cell phones, and shoelaces. She was only two seats back when she noticed an old lady wearing a muted red sweater with a white collar. A small paper bag sat in the window [...]

The earth billowed under my feet. I reached out instinctively, my arms flying wildly as they tried to hold on. I managed to keep balance as the earth rolled passed me. I turned around to watch the barren landscape rise into the air like water. Another wave of earth caught me by surprise. I fell [...]

A flashing yellow turn signal caught Roxy’s attention. A hunter green pickup truck slowed down next to her. She checked her rearview mirror, nothing behind her. She sped to let the truck in, it roared its engine and sped up with her. She pressed the breaks slowing down. The truck merged and hit his breaks. [...]

Dear Heather,
I’m sorry. I’ve been cheating on you. I know it’s too late for apologies and I know there is nothing I can say to make you come back to me. You shouldn’t. You need to be with a great guy who can take care of you and be loyal. I’m not that guy. I [...]

A drop of water hits a distant pool. Lola freezes mid-step. Her hand snakes around her hip resting on the hilt. Another drop of water echos. She relaxes her grip and takes a tentative step, feeling the hard earth though her thin leather shoes. The drop echos and the sound of shuffling of footsteps [...]

Amy Wong brushed the soft earth off as she crossed back into the room. She felt the ground with her bare feet and pushed away small clumps of broken rock. The room was empty now; a few torches illuminated its smooth surfaces. Amy wondered why the professor ever built these tunnels in the first place. [...]

3:00 p.m.
Deb was vacuuming her bedroom when it caught hold of something under the bed. She pulled a red Swisher Sweets box from its vice grip. He lied to me. She took the box into the bathroom and lifted the toilet seat. This is one box he’s not going to smoke. When she opened the [...]

Donnie growled in the middle of a text. He turned to Rose, who was sitting on the bed behind him. “It froze again.”
She held out her hand and he gave her the phone. Rose gave it a quick look over before popping out the battery. “Just remove the battery and it’ll reset.” She handed back [...]

Within a week of meeting her, Judy had started sleeping with Roger. Jeff tried to find ways to keep busy but there wasn’t a whole lot he could do. He found some old porno magazines in the basement, but most of the time he sat around wondering if they were really the last three people [...]