“You okay?” Daniel asked, closing the door behind them and shutting out the rest of the wedding party. They’d been left alone for a few minutes before the remainder of the pictures and reception. “Yeah. It’s just all so surreal.” The world had finally unblurred, but now she was exhausted and stra...
There were several in different shades of red and blue, and she fingered each of them as she reflected. The department store was crowded, and the retail staff had been kept hopping, trying to straighten up the merchandise after each new wave of customers. Carrie used to enjoy Christmas shopping—e...
At age eleven, she’d been a little chubby with bushy red hair and dead white skin. Instead of resenting her neighbor for the unkind words, Sarah had cried because she’d known they were true. Seventeen years later, she knew she shouldn’t eavesdrop on her boss’s phone conversation. He hadn’t closed...
She adjusted her sunglasses and stared out at the gently rippling water of the lake. All she could see was sky and water. It was a beautiful day—the first day of the year that it had really felt like spring. The sun was warm, although the breeze was still brisk, and the air felt refreshing and al...