Short Stories

Teddy stood at the altar and watched his bride-to-be appear through the beveled double glass doors, the white satin train from her gown flowing out behind her like a sea of promises. God, was she beautiful. The sun peeked through ranks of magnolia trees surrounding the estate, bathing the bride and wedding guests who had...

I look across our cage as mother comforts my eleven siblings, all younger than me and all badly frightened. As they should be. We’ve all seen what happens when the ogres lift the doors to a particular family’s cage, inserting poles with choke collars and dragging us away one by one. We’ve all seen our...