Wiping my palm sweat on my freshly ironed pants, I realize I’m next in line. Would my word be humorous, or interesting, or dross? I had no idea but the incipience of my reputation was on the line. I could either emerge victorious or suffer a slow death of chagrin. I could see others of …
Finding out through instagram that his client was involved in a $10 million drug trafficking business wasn’t the surprise he was anticipating. And what was it with Ali? This wasn’t the time to worry about personal matters, but they were best friends since elementary school. She was brilliant, one of the city’s best attorneys and …
The Scape cranes her swan-like neck and winces at the first rays. Galvanized by the heat, she gently nudges the Bulbil to wake up. The leaves unravel to the warmth on the epidermis. Summer is harvest season; it’s time to inform the others. The Scape sends the messenger down the stem by the afternoon. Mother …
Behind the ostentatious marble stairwell stood an unassuming alcove. Elegant at first, specious on second consideration. Moonlight Sonata trickles just beyond the entrance Hunched beside the dim lamp, Alice scribbled a few words in her notebook, then sighed and dropped her head into her hands. The last couple of weeks had devolved into chaos and …