A hot day in late june. rain would start any moment, and she could tell. She could almost smell the steam on the other side of the window. her head ached slightly, and her face tingled a bit because of the electricity in the air; this often ocurred since the lightning incident of six months ago ( Read more... )

He resembled a banana. He was thin and lanky, probably about 19 years old. His hands hung at his sides while he walked. His legs took long strides while his head and arms remained still. His shoulders were rounded, causing his body to appear a bit concaved. He did not appear to be walking with any sense of purpose or mission; but he would get ( Read more... )

The humidity made me feel damp all over. I jumped into the river to cool off, but it didn't help much. The dark, murky salt water had absorbed the hot July sunlight, so it was less than refreshing. At least this gave me something to think about other than everything that had been going on at work and with my family. I tread water for a moment, and ( Read more... )

Carrie only got out of bed before dawn without being nagged for one reason. On one particular Saturday morning, she was the one doing the nagging ( Read more... )

He had just gotten off the plane. He had never been on one before. He left his country that morning and flown over the ocean, watching the tops of clouds like whitecaps spanning the Atlantic. Then when night came, and he approached the States, he could see the little city lights. He had never seen so many lights! It felt like looking down on stars ( Read more... )

It was the last day of winter. Billy was so excited he could hardly contain himself in anticipation of the next day. He found out this information when he snuck into the kitchen that morning to creep up behind his mother and try to scare her, which he attempted about three times a week or so. Billy's mom was standing at the sink mixing pancake ( Read more... )