That much was certain.I had been sitting on Roads’ bed for the last half hour, my eyes closed as I struggled to meditate, to clear my mind. I had been trying this for years, on and off along with my dad, ever since I had seen a show about monks as a little girl and had excitedly told him about it...
All along two of the sides of the interior, large machines were set into the walls, rows of thin spigots extending out from the wall over narrow drip trays. Just below these spigots, a glass panel revealed rows of wine bottles tucked inside these machines, a straw sliding into the neck of each bo...
What was he thinking? The little voice ranted and raved, stabbing out an accusatory finger at the rest of his cortex. Agreeing to help this woman with getting back her brother, a man he'd never met before and knew absolutely nothing about? Not just returning back to the city, but directly confron...
"You look great," he greeted me gallantly, his eyes gliding over the outfit that I'd finally, after trying on half a dozen alternatives, reluctantly accepted. I didn't think the outfit looked especially amazing, although I did like how the dark, muted colors didn't make me stand out too much. "So...
Most of what I could see was green, and most of what I could feel was pain. I was pretty sure that I'd heard a voice speaking out loud, but I ignored it for the moment as I took stock of my situation, replaying the last couple seconds of my life with a grimace. I'd swung my other leg over the fen...
It was an old habit, one that she'd suffered with as a child and fought against when she entered college. She'd weaned herself away from it, mostly by throwing herself instead into studying and typing, other things to keep her hands busy, but she still occasionally felt the urge to pop a nail int...
It was now filled with people, crowds from both supporter's sides having rushed forward into the ring. Some of them bore towels, others bottles of water, clearly intended for the weary fighters. Others were holding ticket stubs aloft and were shouting. I saw several of them standing in a circle a...
Part of that, she was sure, was due to the fact that, thanks to stop and go traffic on her way into work, her steaming, extra-large cup of coffee had sat all but untouched in her car’s cup holder for the entire ride. When she finally made it through the terrible snarl of traffic, it turned out t...