Not today, Satan,  Bree thinks lying on a gurney, as a sonographer scans her right breast. It didn't work then, and it won't work now....

Charlie stands across Main Street peering into the tinted windows of her favorite bar. She travels inside with her senses, inhaling the...

Waves are always in constant motion. A distinctive aspect of their behavior is the consistent variation in the way they come ashore....

Jules persists in her prayers asking, "Lord, should I stay with John, or should I leave? Tell me what to do." Eager to hear a whisper, a...

“Daddy, why do you always carry a gun?” asks four-year-old Natalie. “Because I’m a gun-toting preacher,” Rick replies. “You see—I know...

"God, she left me," Ryan weeps on his knees. “Please bring her back.” Feeling the throbbing in his limbs, he stands and staggers down the...

Bree lays stiff on a gurney as she waits for the diagnostic results of her mammogram. Thoughts travel through her mind as she shivers in...

Micah slams the drawer of a file cabinet where hot cocoa sits atop. "Jesus, I hate this place!" he says. He rubs his chest, making the...

Ella sits with her fingers interlocking, waiting for her granddaughter’s weekly visit. As Riley enters, Ella says, "Hurry, child. There...

“ If you don't like the way things are, write a new chapter.” Chrissy storms into Louise’s kitchen as streaks of mascara stain her plump...