That day and night, the bleeding and the screaming, had knocked something askew for Esme, like a picture swinging crooked on a wall. She loved the life she lived with her mother. It was beautiful....

Yes, hello ex-girlfriend Sara. And might I add: law-breaker? Who let you out of your cage? Don’t you know Joseph has a restraining order against you?

Raffin appeared again, a floor above her, on the balconied passageway that ran past his workrooms. He leaned over the railing and called down to her. “Kat!””What is it?””You look lost . Have you forgotten...

Courage can be displayed in many forms, my lord,’ I said gently. ‘Sometimes it’s evident in the knight charging forward with the lance on his steed. But perhaps it can also take the form of...

He took it out like a sprinter, and brought it home like a distance swimmer.

The right side of the screen then shows a close-up of the protestors. There are only about thirty of them, but Gods bless them they’re energetic. And they have catchy picket signs, like: “Set the...

The aunts’ conception of the right to privacy went far enough to allow you to close the toilet door when you were peeing, but no further.

I laugh, and it sounds like I’ve been sucking helium.

Greydor will eat us!

You are a blue rose, Letti. It’s almost impossible that you exist amongst the other roses but you do. You bring wonder to those who are lucky enough to find you.

But in that moment, I didn’t want to be trusted. I wanted something far more primal. I stretched up on my tiptoes and leaned in. I closed my eyes as his scent overcame me. When...

I’m Dr. Canton. As you know, most of the population has been wiped out by an unknown virus. Now that an acceptable waiting period has passed since the last known case, it’s time for you...

Go ahead and try. I’ll attempt to loosen up. Her muscles tightened when I took her hand in mine. “Do you know any self-hypnosis?””I guess I’m tensing too much.” She took several deep calming breaths...