I made sure I kept myself busy that year. There was plenty of work to be had in those days, especially for a nanny like me. I was working...

The population of Mercy was moderate with very few children. You could say that they were all children no matter how old they were, they...

I tap the pack of American Spirits on my palm, pretty sure I hadn’t smoked them all. My body has been on autopilot since I was yanked...

I was used to men leaving. When Danaris closed the door behind him, I didn’t cry out, “Please don’t go!” No. No one can stop a man from...

It was perhaps the worst idea ever for a bar mitzvah theme. One can understand where it came from, of course. Henry – the boy – or man of...

...y me siguen y me siguen las espadas del invierno. A long time ago, I was afraid of death. From the first moment that I could think, I...

When I feel like I can’t get something done, an acidic run away, run away creeps through me. Today, I’m trying to ignore it, because...

Wherever Abigail went, I followed. When I was four and toddling along the sunbaked patio of my family’s restaurant, Abigail blocked the...

Now I remembered this drive well. I remembered how being in the car up and over the mountains and down the windy road made me nauseous....

“Same shit, different day Frank,” Eddie said as he took a drag from his cigarette and passed it to me. I nodded in agreement, inhaling...

Her ship docked at the tiny outpost station. However, you wouldn't know that if you were looking out the window because the station was...

“Lenard,” I said. “Run me a bath.” I could have done it myself, but I was limp like a dead rabbit, you see. My lungs were cold and...