The heavy fog that suffocated our town finally lifted, and the sun illuminated the street. The loud chirps from the birds woke me from my...

The year was ending, which meant the sunset was earlier—the day stretched on with no end in sight. The five o'clock whistle blew—not that...

I looked down and gingerly rubbed the nub where my left ring finger should have been. The barren highlands of the Sierra Nevada were...

Summer was drawing close, but the weather gave one last push of hot air before the fall. I crossed the train tracks and walked a hundred...

The incessant squawking of birds distracts me. I look up and the sky is bright blue, and the sun is high, it's noon. Two sparrows swoop...

It was a warm Saturday morning when I walked into my house; I just returned from a run. I entered my studio and shuffled through the...

I scoured the tent, looking for the only polo I had brought for the summer. This would be an incredible night. The surge of adrenaline...

The alarm was blaring, alerting everyone within earshot as I scrambled to my feet. Looking around, I saw the place was desolate. Not a...

I sat in the crowded room wanting to stand out—wanting to be different. I looked at the faces surrounding me; each one different from the...