Matty is sleeping to peacefully next to me, his snoring almost comforting, and I envy how quickly he disappears into the realm...

The rhythmic sound of my own breathing filled my ears as I descended into the dark abyss of the lake. Deep sea diving had always been my escape,...

The woods were cold and silent baring the quiet murmurs of the expectant crowd. A handful of teenage boys were gathered in an opening at the...

I could kill someone right now. That's the thought going through my head as my sleep is interrupted for the second time this morning. The first...

He knows me.  His eyes could burn a hole in my back with the way he stared at me in the halls. My breath would hitch as I felt his presence walk...

The waves were not exactly cooperating as she tried to scribble in her dive book. Then again, they rarely did. She was anchored about a mile off...

Beatrice had effectively ditched her slippers miles ago. Strategically too, of course. Buried them in deep mud, so the bloodhounds couldn't track...

“Laura, honey, are you sure this is the best idea?” The sigh at the end of my mother’s question echoes through the bare apartment.  Sure,...

I got meme’d on a Tuesday. I don’t know why, but I previously thought virality was exclusively a weekend phenomenon. So imagine my surprise...

“You can’t be serious!” She looked at him with what she knew was pathetic desperation - but it was the last trick she had up her sleeve. The...

Ninty Eight passengers. That's how many people the small mainline train could take. It was cold that Wednesday when those ninety-eight strangers...

Mike’s rusty, 2004 Honda Civic was a piece of shit.  With over 150,000 miles, it was a miracle that it still ran. In fact, Mike was convinced...

My eyes don’t want to open, but with every wince I can see the sand of a dessert surrounding me. The ache of my bones and twinge of my muscles...

There was a time when Sirens were revered by all those who had heard of them. We were a group that was not to be taken lightly, with sailor’s...

Ally could still remember the day her friend bought that car. She remembered him driving it over for the first time - and she remembered her...

I remember the day I saw it. I was watching my parent’s dog Annie. She was a medium-sized golden retriever who was, like most golden retrievers,...