One day a black cat named, Pat, went to climb a tree, so he could see the view from up high; but he

The Beast

I heard a twig snap, a sharp crack. It woke me from a sound sleep, and it may have been a

"Must you chase all Toms, Dicks, and Abes you meet?" I cried. Lynn turned to me and smirked. "I don't

THE CHASE

It is a cool night in the late Fall. We have gone out for our walk. There are no bright stars

I woke up with a thought: I wish to jump free and I will jump free. Free of what, you ask? Free of mom.

Hush (1084 words)

"Hush a bye, don't you cry, go to sleep my..."

This is the song her mom used to sing

"I have no bread," I told the man. "Go! Go!"

But his feet did not move. His head hung down, but his eyes

Word

From the next room, Beth heard James, her six year old son, sing at the top of his lungs, "At the

It's warm out there, and bright as hell. My small striped cat sits and stares up at me with love in

COLD CREEK

He is crouched in the weeds near the side of the bridge. The creekbank is high, but the side

Slow step by slow step she made her way down the stairs as if her life was on the line, a creak from

TOM: HE WHO DOUBTS

My name is Tom. I am known as he who doubts. I said to the man who said that he was

The door swung open and in he walked.
Alice jumped. 'Damn' she said, 'I thought you were dead?'
'No,

Late Home

The door swung on its hinge. Tom shook off his wet coat, the house was dark; the food left

She tried not to think most days- just go. Try as she might, it did not work. She thought; she thought

Anne hooked her pug to its leash and stepped out the door. The sun was ripe, round, and bright as hell.

I was down town in my car on a parts run, in the high noon glare of the hot sun. With just a day left