15 for 15 (June 2012)

#754264

June 6, 2012 at 1:07pm

“Little girl, you shouldn’t touch frogs. They could make you sick.” Samuel ignored the stranger. If the man couldn’t be bothered to figure out he was a boy – no matter that Aunt Maria refused to cut his hair –... [Read more]

#754328

June 7, 2012 at 12:40pm

To a weary soldier she was an intimidating sight. But underneath the glamour lay Luala. Or so he hoped. The dragon eyed him carefully. With hunger, perhaps. He heard rumors of the new Mistress of the Wyvern. Darkling ones. Fantastical ones.... [Read more]

#754394

June 8, 2012 at 1:06pm

It was safe. She knew it. Yet here she was. Lurking. The neighbors probably thought she was insane. Or a predator. Her fingers curled and dug into her palms. Pain was grounding. Although she wasn’t supposed to do that anymore. It was a co... [Read more]

#754476

June 9, 2012 at 4:28pm

“I hate surfers.” It was Mo who said it, but it could’ve been any of them. “Gliders, kayakers, the whole lot of them.” “Nothing worse than tourists mucking about the lake. Ruins the fishing.” “... [Read more]

#754570

June 10, 2012 at 7:45pm

Lights. Faint in this fog. It could be a car joyriding on the tracks. We did that ourselves, once. Trains didn’t run this route anymore. Not since the first days. “Train,” he says. I know he’s right. There’s a rumble... [Read more]

#754646

June 11, 2012 at 6:58pm

With his talk of fairy tales, my brother was trying to be helpful. Rationally, I understood that, appreciated it. The rest of my family had given up. “Seven months, and you are still crying over that loser?” was the common refrain. ... [Read more]

#754761

June 12, 2012 at 7:07pm

The water was warm, disgustingly so. Jumping in it provided no relief from the broiling heat of the beach. She might as well have bathed in snapper soup. All this sunshine had to be unnatural for a body, not to mention unhealthy. “Splas... [Read more]

#754820

June 13, 2012 at 5:11pm

The negroes in the fields sang hymns. Old country spirituals Bessie called them. They sang in code, though she didn’t know what the code was. Freedom songs. With all the wishing in the world she couldn't give anybody freedom. It pained he... [Read more]

#754898

June 14, 2012 at 10:07pm

Come to the range. It’ll be fun. Matt didn’t realize how much guns scared her. She mentioned it, but didn’t want to seem like a buzzkill by continuing her protests. The range was incredibly loud. Movies didn’t convey h... [Read more]

#754948

June 15, 2012 at 3:49pm

They make a freaking fantastic pair. The Incredible Hulk and mini-me dog. No wonder she’s sitting there glaring. I would too if I looked like that. I don’t know. I almost admire it. That was a class A block. She did her friend a sol... [Read more]

#755053

June 17, 2012 at 2:18am

He couldn’t walk barefoot anymore, not for months, not ever possibly, in that apartment. A complete non sequitur his brain glommed onto. Easier than explaining the violation at the failed robbery attempt. The police joked he gained security c... [Read more]

#755145

June 18, 2012 at 10:15am

“Make sure it’s got lotsa ice. I’m cutting back.” I didn’t know how to answer. Don was in recovery, just like me. They say you’re not supposed to go to bars, or other drinking places in the first six month... [Read more]

#755182

June 19, 2012 at 11:35am

To my beloved enchantress, may the millipede’s multitudes guide your spells ever forward. Forever yours, Stanton. A beautiful and bizarre gift, Annalise dropped the brooch into the box containing all the other Stanton Edwards, Esq. gift... [Read more]

#755226

June 19, 2012 at 5:12pm

Pus seeped through the bandages. The man was feverish, muttering imprecations at the Sasunnach soldiers, at their misbegotten king, at some lass named Ainslie. Death hovered about the man eagerly. Deidre hadn’t any of Leagsaidh’s sk... [Read more]

#755324

June 20, 2012 at 4:55pm

Grandma actually fell asleep during the principal’s speech. Not that Stacy blamed her. The whole graduation was majorly ridiculous. Everyone got an award for something. It was just like in The Incredibles : if everyone was special, then no o... [Read more]