It was their second home, their retreat, their place of safety and sanctuary and peace, their cabin in the woods by Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino, two
Mark is far from ugly, far from unattractive even though he thinks he is overweight, but he is shy, hesitant around women, conscious of the metal plate in
Graduation is Friday, the traditional “Senior Lock In” is Thursday night, but today Monday is just another day for Javier Campos, hanging with best friend Bianca, sniping with
In her white feathers she crosses the desert plain on her jet back steed which solidifies to become a statue as she dismounts, climbing the red dune to
She is beautiful, almost glowing, and he is nervous, Charlie’s car parked momentarily when fate strikes and he glimpses Jessica through the shop window and realises in that
The house, white against the snow, the almost-birthday girl with yellow ribbons in her hair, running downstairs and outside in her red jacket to see who the stranger
It’s the end of the season at the North Sea Cottages, a summer camp retreat for gifted children, the counsellors and their charges sat around the fire as
The rain comes down, battering against the roof and the windows of Patrick’s unit at the back of the trailer park, another sleepless night of listening to the
It’s a rough homecoming for Dwayne, the relationship which prompted him to relocate to the city with high hopes ended and now sleeping on his friend Brian’s couch