Dear Diary, It was supposed to be a simple afternoon after work. I was planning to swing by the towns shopping centre, two weeks before Christmas,...
The bustling sounds of Michigan Avenue — the honking yellow cabs, the chatter of shoppers, the hum of the city — completely faded into a dead,...
The happy childhood of little Charlie came to an end when he was barely five. One day his parents failed to collect him from the nursery....
Mr. Henderson, the head librarian, was a stern-faced man who spoke in a calm, measured voice. He looked me over from head to toe and said...
The diner watched in absolute silence. No one moved to intervene; when Rex chose a target, the regulars knew better than to get involved. The old...
The diner watched in absolute silence. No one moved to intervene; when Rex chose a target, the regulars knew better than to get involved. The old...
The diner watched in absolute silence. No one moved to intervene; when Rex chose a target, the regulars knew better than to get involved. The old...
When my town car pulled up the gravel drive of The Vance Citadel at twilight, the stone manor looked like a monument built by unyielding people....
When my car cleared the iron gates of Sterling Haven at dusk, the grey stone manor looked like an fortress built by stubborn people. The wild...
The moment my skin met the cold, dark stone, High-King Alistair didn’t roar for the executioner. Instead, his goblet of spiced mead slipped from his paralyzed...