“Antin! Where are you?” bellowed the bullies’ menacing voice as they stalked their small prey through the sea of weathered tents in the refugee camp. The strong relentless winds tore many of the tarps loose from their pegs. It caused the fabric to flap furiously about; like ghosts helplessly trying…

“We are approaching the target” declared officer Grom as he barreled down the sterile streets of the silent city. Towering skyscrapers whizzed by on either side of the passenger windows. The only splashes of color in this ominously whitewashed city were government issued billboards. They all ordered everyone to “be…

The rich young man stumbled through the beaded curtains while nursing a hangover as well as a broken a heart. His ex-girlfriend’s venomous words still rang in his ears, “Derek! You are the dumbest man I ever dated! I am leaving you!” As he ventured deeper into the dimly lit…

As she brought the warm crumbly scone to her lips, her delicate eyes slowly lifted up to scrutinize each of her guests. Even though they were all dressed immaculately, none of them dared to move even a single finger in her presence. “Well don’t just stare at me! Try one…

“Mother… is the train here yet?” whispered the frightened boy under his breath. But his question was drowned out by the deafening blare of the air raid sirens. A handful of frazzled passengers reluctantly scattered from the fringes of the crowd. But most stood resolutely on the overflowing railway platform…

One day, there was a little boy who stumbled upon a nest that had tumbled down from a nearby tree. As he crouched by the small mound of knotted grass and dried mud, he was stunned to see a small baby bird squirm its way out of the mess…

The bright pulsating flare shot into the night sky and instantly stripped the terrified soldiers of their cover in the darkness. Like frenzied rats, the platoon of soldiers scurried manically through the maze of toppled stone buildings in the midst of a decimated city. Bullets rained down upon them. The…

The beam of incandescent light whizzed around the circular track of the arcade machine at dizzying speeds. As it systematically lit up each glass light bulb along its path, a wide array of single digit numbers was also illuminated each and every step of the way. If the light were…

I remember when I moved into my first condo, I told my wife I wanted to buy an extra-large garbage bin because I didn’t want to throw out the trash at the end of each day. But she graciously informed me that it may not be that great of an…