Harlan Covington

I stepped out into the rain with Michael cradled in my arms, my shoes slipping on the slick steps of

Emily stepped once more into the presidential suite, her heart tight with unease. The room felt familiar

The room fell silent as twelve tall men in full naval dress uniform marched in perfect unison through

I found a blind three-year-old boy abandoned under a bridgeno one wanted him, so I chose to be his mother.

Adrian lingered on old man Edwards words for a long time. “You need a woman in the house.”

The ambulance hurtled through the twisting streets of London, its siren wailing like a banshees cry.

I had been my sons familys free babysitter and cook until they saw me at the airport with a one-way ticket. “

Everyone was filming the dying boy, but only the biker tried to save him. The old motorcyclist started

**Diary Entry** Every day, Evelyn Harper carried a quiet ache in her chest, like a persistent echo she

I remember the day when Oliver stepped through our front door. He was fivesmall and slender, with wary