The room was quiet, almost unnervingly so, except for the faint hum of the fluorescent lights overhead....
It was early morning in the dense forest when I first heard the cries. The sound was...
The morning began quietly over the city. The streets were still sparsely populated as shopkeepers opened their...
It was an ordinary afternoon in the city, one of those quiet days when nothing seemed out...
The mortar round hit 30 meters from the eastern perimeter. It was close enough that I felt...
The wildfire came faster than anyone anticipated. What began as a distant glow on the horizon quickly...
It was late afternoon, the hour when the city felt most impatient. Cars crept forward bumper to...
The heat was a physical thing on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, a thick,...
It was an ordinary afternoon in a quiet family home. Sunlight streamed through the windows, toys were...
The forest was never silent. Even at night, it whispered branches creaking, leaves shuddering, distant animals warning...
