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I am, but not obsequious: no star-eyed worshipper of will. Defender-of-the-faith at cost, I am a bleeder-at-the-gills. This Gospel hits...

Timothy smiles as he hands a five dollar bill to the teenager behind the window. “Keep the change,” he says. The teenager—a red-headed...

The sound of cursing was the first thing that Rachel heard as she entered the church. She hesitated and then peered around the corner...

“Polishing gold is pretty easy—you just scrape off the top layer to reveal the shiny metal underneath. This ring is platinum so it’s...

Emily started awake and stared in astonishment. Green everywhere. The sides of the road were bursting with lush emerald green grass,...

This town has the same stench as all the others. Death. I think of Gran. Please be there. I’m only a few blocks away. You’ve got to be...

The greatest minds insist That the universe began In a walnut shell. How long do you suppose that walnut Sat in a bowl on God’s kitchen...

The sun streamed unimpeded through the kitchen window, warming Jake’s back as he ate a bowl of cereal. It was a pleasant feeling, but...

“So, there’s nothing that can be done? Even if we marched all night?” Prince Omer stood with Captain Pagag in the field with Esrah. She...