It had been a little over a month since my transformation from “Lauren Albright’s ugly little sister” to “Lesley Albright, basketball...

We moved here after the divorce so Mom could start college again. I like it ok. Every apartment has a kid and a mom or dad in school. The...

Caryn hadn’t wanted to wear that dress this morning. It was fresh from the dryer and felt stiff and starchy next to her skin. She hoked...

"We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not...

The surface of the fjord was still until a rock skipped across the grey water. Mara chose another flat, silvery rock, and weighed it in...

I’m lying somewhere, uncomfortable. In our bed? It feels like I’m going to be waking up with a headache. My leg is stiff and aching. I...

I sit in Train Car C, harsh rain pelting down on the roof. My mother is asleep, her head resting on my shoulder. “She’s safe,” my mother...

There is a correct way to dress a window: you must measure first. You must choose the proper hardware. These fabrics are fixtures, and...

She might be the smartest person in her school. Or at least in this class. And she’s genuinely so attractive, in, like, a nonconventional...

Lately, all there is to do is think. About what could have been. About all the myriads of choices you made in your life, the one (but...

The slightly deflated football stuck out of the grassy soil as if the lower point had been glued into a carved-out gravesite. I don’t...

The Paratrooper tilted slightly as it reached the top of its loop, and Sarah clung to Caroline. Caroline laughed, tossing her thick,...