Chapter 1: The Fortress of Pebble Beach The air in Pebble Beach, California, usually carried the crisp, salty scent of the…
Chapter 1: The New Normal on Elm Street The neighbors on Elm Street, a quaint, older suburban street in Raleigh, North Carolina,…
Chapter 1: The Silence of the Magnolia Suites The silence in the Magnolia Suites lobby was not the quiet of peace,…
Chapter 1: The Weight of the Empty Suite The air in the Magnolia Suites lobby was thick with the scent of dust…
### Chapter 1: The Race to the Loop The cold, unforgiving air of a Chicago morning bit through the thin fabric of…
Chapter 1: The Race Against the Clock The alarm clock on Ethan Miller’s worn nightstand had gone off exactly two hours…
Chapter 1: The Visit and the Vinegar The air hung heavy and sweet with the smell of freshly cut grass and…
— SCENE ONE — The Mysterious/Shocking Hook The door slammed shut with a sharp, cruel bang, an echo in the empty…
The cold, unforgiving air of the pre-dawn hours always carried the scent of exhaust and urban decay in the outer neighborhoods of Atlanta,…
I married a gym guy at seventy-two and my children haven’t spoken to me since. Not a phone call. Not a text.…