Stephanie leaned forward to blow into the orange glowing embers. Smoke stung her eyes and drifted into her lungs. She sat back on her heels and...

Some children are afraid of storms but not Lydia. She welcomes the wind and the rain. The weight of thunder in the air comforts her. Lightning...

The children are all in bed. Tucked tightly beneath their blankets their tiny bodies twitch with sleep. Susan checks on them before tiptoeing...

I felt like I was coming undone, like an old sweater unraveling into a pile of yarn. My nose falling on top of my lips, my eyes rolling under a...

Anita sat on the edge of the bathtub, her head in her hands. She'd had to make many choices in her life, and she never thought that this one would...

When I hold her in my arms it's like magic. She coos quietly in my ear as I put her to my shoulder. Her head is just the right size to fit in my...