A Holiday Blessed by Calla Lilies
She clutched the spirit tablet in her arms. Passing a finger over the characters carved onto it, unbirdled tears fell, streaming her face. She wrapped her arms around it, closing it in ...
Holiday Shopping Goes Awry
She looked down at her cellphone, as she stepped into the train car. Swiping down, she began sorting through her notifications, as she always did, every evening immediately after work, ...
Against the Creatures (Not What She Expected VI)
Previous Next She closed her eyes, and steeled herself for the impact, as a claw came down toward her. Somehow, in their struggles against the creatures, she lost her weapons. Now, free ...
Joining Religion
She smiled as the elder woman walked into the room, tailed by a series of attendants carrying copies of the scarf and veil that would soon decorate her and the other women around her. Her...
An Unusual Skating Trip
I inched along the end of the rink, watching them laughing and flying over ice from a distance. I wanted to come. It wasn’t entirely a feeling that I could put into words. Perhaps it was ...
A Dance with Society's Expectations
She dipped a pen into the inky liquid, before bring it to her face. Gently, she traced over the edge of her upper eyelid. Her movements precise and graceful, from her years of adorning th...
