Stories
— On the first day of sixth grade, a studious boy partners with a new girl for a math competition, then awkwardly defends classmates from bullies.
— A girl climbs a hill at sunset to throw a pebble into the sky for her dead mother, then returns to an empty house and her absent father's note.
— A child races through a darkening Ontario forest, heart pounding with fear, until their sister jumps out playing peekaboo and the world returns to normal.
— A lonely man in ancient Greece trades his dog to a god to resurrect his dead son, but Hades punishes him for breaking the laws of death.
— A Mars colonist on the verge of quitting discovers microbial life when his resignation form accidentally hits the wrong target, triggering a life detector.
— A boy with prophetic visions flees with his uncle to escape his mother's murderous revenge, but a wolf attack forces a reckoning with forgiveness.
— It was a cold winter day when I saw her. The snow was melting after last week’s heavy snowfall leaving the streets a glittering shade of black. There were hardly...
— A World War II veteran visits his best friend's grave, triggering memories of the day Joseph died saving him in a jungle ambush.
— A girl escapes her parents on a forest hike, then later that night returns to the woods alone to weep in a moonlit clearing.
— A lonely girl exploring a castle during a field trip gets trapped in a closet and meets Jane, a mysterious servant girl who wants to be best friends forever.