Author
Jacquelyn Bartel
Jackie grew up reading doorstop-sized fantasy novels, so it remains a mystery to her why most of the stories she writes turn out to be flash. She lives in Northern California with a horse who thinks he's a dog and a dog who thinks she's a cat. This is her first professionally published story.
Broken Glass
The door swings closed with a soft click. I rest my back against it, chest heaving, as I strain to hear any sounds from the other side. My pounding heart is deafening. My eardrums pulse with its rhythms. I tiptoe across the plush, burgundy carpet and peek out the heavy curtain.…
Rx
The orange is for energy, the green for focus, and the midnight blue for sleep. They line the shelves, spells in handy bottles, flavored to taste. Berry and citrus on the left, chocolate and cake batter flavors on the right. I shoulder my way through the perpetual crowd to the…