Sirens wailed nearby, signaling the townsfolk to take cover from a danger they had tried to convince themselves wasn’t real.

You couldn’t blame them… not really. It wasn’t like they had much time to accept the incoming news. And it wasn’t like the news sources in town were a hundred percent reliable. Even now, over half the town shrugged it off like it was just another drill. The townsfolk were...

When I was little, I used to lay outside and reach my hands up to the sky above, convinced I could touch the great moving clouds if I just extended my arms a little further…

And if I could touch the great moving clouds, I could grasp onto little cotton handholds and they would pull me away. I would let the clouds envelope me in a great white blanket, and I would finally feel safe and secure.

W...

“That wire goes over here,” James holds out his hand to take the cord from Warren.

Warren froze. He might not know a lot about rewiring a navigational unit, but he sure as hell knows that the wire in his hand does not go over there. Warren looks over at James, and a knowing glance passes between them.

James knows he is taking a risk. After months and months of calculating, learning the perso...

“No… This can’t be happening…”

As she disappeared from view, I knew there was nothing else I could do.

I had to just stand there. I could only watch.

Accepting her fate was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. And go figure. I finally find the one who has torn apart my defenses, who has seen inside my soul, who has found a way to make me feel… well… complete. And I know I can do no...