Xanadu
 

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...

It wasn’t unusual for them to see each other. Although they were already away at school, the holidays brought them back to their dense...

They went to Sleepy’s to search for the mattress that would hold their endless love. It took only five minutes to find the right one....

Monday means a slow, leisurely walk down to the pond, the one next to the saplings, after classes conclude. It is placid and clear; the...

He buys chocolate for his wife on a random Monday afternoon, but not on Valentine's Day. Every morning, he listens to a new genre of...

I am standing outside the house, counting the rusty red bricks on the ground, doing anything to prolong my standing outside. I can hear...

The opposite of war and chaos is creation. When the world is at ends and seemingly stretching at the seams, things can be built out of...

Mr. Toad, mayor of Pond Lake, prided himself on knowing every member of his community. There wasn’t a chap or lady with whom Mr. Toad...

It was 8th period and I couldn't wait any longer. Mother told me before I left for school that a package from my father was coming today....