She woke up early this morning. After ending things with her partner of 4 years last night, she just wanted to get a fresh start to the day. He told her he wasn’t ready to lose her, but she couldn’t convince herself to stay. Sometimes, you just no longer feel for that person that’s been next to you in bed for so long.

As she walks down the path, goosebumps raise the hair on her arms from the coo...

‘Sarah! Sarah!’

She’s calling her daughter to come take a break from playing to eat her snack.

‘Sarah? Sarah where are you?’

Panic is staring to set in as she realizes she doesn’t see her daughter on the playground. She looked down for only a minute, where could Sarah have gone?

I sit on a bench next to a nearby tree with my unlabeled blue ball cap looking down pretending to read my book abou...

Splashing. Gasping. Heart pounding. Pain. My senses are heightened as I move the oar with all my might. I can’t stop to look back or he will be given the opportunity to catch up. I grew up on this river, calling it my home, but I can’t help but realize that this is now my nightmare. Normally when I’m here I’m taking in the sounds of golden eagles soaring overhead looking for prey. Now, I’m trying ...

Tick tick tick. The incessant ticking of the hallway clock that was passed down from my great grandmother drives my eyes open. 5am. It’s hardly time for me to be awake but I can’t help but feel like I need to get out of this house. My mother told me one day I’d be grateful to inherit a house that has seen the birth of many family members before me, but now that I’m alone here, I feel as though I’v...