The exchange student arrived in September with two suitcases and a notebook. On the first page of the notebook, she ...

The lawyer stands, holds up a single sheet of paper, and says the words that will decide the case: “The ...

The blotter entry is one line long, written in the tired handwriting of the night-shift desk sergeant: “Public drunkenness. Released ...

The forge is dark except for the coals. The blacksmith works the bellows, and the coals brighten from black to ...

The speedometer needle trembles at 70, then 71, then 72. The sign on the shoulder says 65. The driver knows ...

The novelist stared at the first line of chapter one: “In the beggining, there was only the house.” She had ...

The school talent show was in full swing when it happened. A thirteen-year-old walked onto the stage, opened her mouth ...

The camping trip was three days away, and the packing list was spread across the kitchen table. Tent, sleeping bags, ...

Moving day. The truck is half full, the tape gun is running low, and your friend is labeling boxes with ...

The learner driver stalled the car for the third time at the same intersection, and the instructor said the same ...