The road was nearly empty, a thin ribbon of asphalt stretching through a stretch of countryside most...
The courtroom was already settling into that familiar rhythm of finality. Papers rustled, the judge adjusted his...
The first time the doctors said it, they spoke gently, the way professionals do when they believe...
I woke up that morning with a sense of quiet anticipation. It wasn’t the usual excitement of...
Maya had always been punctual. Even when the rest of the office trickled in late, she preferred...
No one at the mountain lodge believed the warnings posted near the trailhead. The signs were old,...
It wasn’t loud enough to stop the music or draw the attention of the officiant, but it...
The terminal at the small regional airport was unusually calm that morning. Flights were on time, the...
She had already been warned twice that week. One more mistake, they told her, and she would...
The construction site was already awake before the sun had fully risen. Steel beams loomed against the...
