Chapter 5: The Photographer

Chapter 5: The Photographer

Chapter Five: The Photographer We hurt those we love.             He waited in the dark just one more moment. Watching. Breathing. Remembering. Two flights and a long car ride in this unending rain blowing off the Atlantic like the sweat of a fighter refusing to go...
Chapter Four: White Rabbit

Chapter Four: White Rabbit

1. With fists clenched Stephanie felt Orinoco Flow inside her Honda Accord. The speakers rattled as Enya sang her theme song all while Stephanie lay with the seat back and her fingers clawing into her thighs. Her laugh could only be heard inside this car. Inside this...
Chapter Three: Yada, Yada, Yada

Chapter Three: Yada, Yada, Yada

Chapter Three: Yada, Yada, Yada   1 “Do you know that seventy-seven percent of the people out there believe in the presence of a secret society called the Illuminati but only 65 percent believe in God?” His thumb kept moving and his eyes stayed focused on the...
Chapter Two: Shadowboxer

Chapter Two: Shadowboxer

Chapter 2: Shadowboxer   1             She pressed play on the iPad resting against the dresser and could hear the Bose speakers begin to vibrate. It was the signal for him to come to the bedroom. A sign saying she was dressed up and ready for him to undress her....
Chapter One: Penguins, Pints and Partings

Chapter One: Penguins, Pints and Partings

1. The penguin never stopped changing colors but it always kept its smile. Will Hudson sat on his back staring at the ceiling and thinking about tomorrow. He wondered how Emma would do when he wasn’t there to hold her hand. Odds were high that she’d pitch...