Solemn voices drifted down the hall from the television in the living room to the kitchen where Donna Bowman stared sourly at a box of elbow macaroni shells, and a half tub of cottage cheese. Husband Michael, a fan of …

Imagine for a moment what life would be like had you been born without a conscience.  No feelings of guilt or remorse, no regard for the safety or well being of others. No shame regardless of what kind of horrifying …

This morning wasn’t the first I had woken up with scratches on my body.  I noticed that my abrasions also appear after a violent nightmare. But it wasn’t a nightmare of horror, helplessness or sorrow. I still felt powerful, even …

A long winding stretch of black asphalt weaves in and out of view through dense shrubbery. Amber leaves glided gently across route 25, faintly reflecting the last rays of the setting sun. Breaking into the sounds of nature, a rusty …

I wasn’t bothering anyone. I was just sitting there, alone in my apartment, no lights or sound. But that damn clock, it wouldn’t leave me alone! Tick tock, tick tock. The second hand smugly ticked the moments away as the …

Late, on the evening of his second week in St Augustine’s hospital, Sam Bennett sat in silence on the edge of his bed gazing out of the tall barred window into the night sky. He stared pathetically at the skeletal shadow …

Benson clenched his jaw as the clinking of rocks against metal grated on his nerves. “Why are we ripping into the parking lot?” He didn’t try to contain the sarcasm. Thank God this week’s almost over. I would kill him …

All adventures, especially in a new territory, are scary. It was summer holidays, we buddies planned to move camping as we do every year. After a lot of brainstorming, we chose “Baghdara”, a lake near Udaipur, an untouched beauty where …

My new household helper had previously worked at a local movie theater for the 3rd shift. The theatre was located on the outskirts of the town. Several times he had heard footsteps and noises at the theater. He had even heard …