Xanadu
 

The night is young. I must check the next dumpster. As I go through the black garbage bags, I see a doll that needs an eye, an old broken...

He never enjoyed fun very much. While the other kids were running around on the playground, he preferred hurting small animals and...

Clouds block the sun today. Every time I close my eyes I see: Children under their desks, Mr. Franklin pushing his desk to the door, and...

I wake up to the ringing of my alarm. The glowing lights read 6:15 AM. “Who thought starting the school day so early was a good idea?” I...

Every single day I turn the key and start hundreds of cars in my town. I go from car to car, each one taking five seconds. Tops. I have...

Green trees sway by. The sky is a light blue and the road is a dark grey. Cars rush by, their roars getting louder, then quieter. I stare...

A missing puzzle piece is conspicuous. One speck of table amidst a sea of interlocking cardboard destroys any semblance of completeness....

There we stood, shoulder to shoulder, on the upper level of the boat while our peers were enjoying the celebration below deck. Her...

Pepsi. Windex. Ritz crackers. Area rug. Antivirus software. Seltzer. No one can be summarized by their groceries, but as they filed past,...

I vividly remember a murder of crows flying out of the dense, frost-covered evergreen trees. It happened so suddenly and unexpectedly. I...