Harlan Covington

“HOMELESS AND HUNGRY”: The Sign Held by a Woman I Took in—Only to Be Kicked Out of My Own Home the Same

Time to Fix a Mistake Emma didn’t want to tell her mother what had happened at the lake. When she got

The ache of memory, the impossibility of forgetting April had been kind with its warmth, but by early

**Two Nights and One Day** Emily kept glancing at the clock. Time crawled like a snail—slow and sticky.

**A Diary Entry: The Shattered Facade** I can’t believe it’s come to this. Sitting here at the kitchen

A Walk in the Clouds A fine drizzle fell from the gray sky. Daniel turned his face upward, and his skin

“You can’t do anything to me. I didn’t do anything wrong,” Nikita stammered

“Ollie, there’s no need for any of this. I’m married, and I love my wife,” he said, reciting

“Do what I like—it’s my house too. Don’t like it? Leave!” barked James, glaring

When Things Aren’t What They Seem Emily was riding the bus home from work, her head resting against the