She Had Willed It – YJ Jun
Published in The Quiet Reader Edition 5
Snow fell softly on the mountains as she stared up at the trees. Thick tufts weighed on the pine leaves, floated down and died with a whisper. She enjoyed the sight, sad she couldn’t before. “Come on, Casper,” Mother called. The Siberian husky sprung up and lunged forward, done with playing patient. “Isn’t it nice?” Mother said to her. She …
No Time for Stories – Alicia Crumpler
Published in The Quiet Reader Edition 5
Liam Greely cursed the cancer that had invaded his body. He’d lost twenty pounds. What was left of his gray hair lay strands on his head. Wrinkles cut deep into his face, made worse by decades of smoking and hard living. He was sick. Of the poison they siphoned into his veins, of the few months he’d been given, sick …