Author
Annie Bellet
Innocence, Rearranged
***Editor's Note: This story includes mature and potentially disturbing themes. It is not for all readers*** Mai goes for her daily run, glad that spring has arrived and freed her from the treadmill. She usually makes a circuit down through the gardens but today she turns and…
No Gift of Words
The gibbous moon hung over the crowns of the baobab trees as Afua slipped from her cot and headed up the cliff road to the house of the witch. Red clay wet with the night rains slapped beneath her heavy feet, her hurried strides belying the fear curling in her belly. It was a…
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Wed. To Do: Gym--weights/upper + cardio dance (6pm) Call Sam--see about borrowing dog? Catch up on dvr American Idol To buy: Mace (?) Flashlight (keychain one? bright) Loud whistle Eggs (not brown, AAA qual) Lip gloss (NOT the cherry kind) Fri. To Do: Go hardware store? Call…
Love at the Corner of Time and Space
When she left him at the Crossroads of Time for the second time, Darrin didn't start to worry until he'd counted to four million eight hundred and ninety-seven. Then he lost count, again, and started to wonder if Ashley was coming back for him. They'd had another big fight,…
No Spaceships Go
The boys lay on their backs side by side staring up through the open roof of the abandoned building. Dylan clutched Meek's hand in anticipation as the ground shook and a roar filled the air. Tiny pebbles danced up from the ground around them and dust ran like water off the…