Both Carrying His Child
The Unexpected Visit The elevator doors opened with a soft ding on the twenty-third floor of Benjamin Enterprises. Employees typed quietly at their desks, phones …
UNWELCOME GUEST
Daniel stood on the porch with a single suitcase in his hand, shoulders slightly bent as if the weight he carried was more than fabric …
PUSHED AWAY
Rain always made the city look honest. It washed the dust from the streets, blurred the neon lights into trembling colors, and forced people to …
CONTEMPT OF COURT
The courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse felt colder than usual that afternoon. Sunlight filtered weakly through the tall rectangular windows, cutting pale lines across …
The Empty Chair
For two hundred and fourteen days, the chair at the head of the table had remained empty. No one said the number out loud.But the …
