Tag: fiction

Chapter One: Wake-up The sound of the telephone was unwelcome though not surprising, Veronica had been expecting to hear from ...

Editors Note: This is the conclusion to a story... to read Part One, click here. After my words with Antonio, ...

The Day of the Dead festivities at Old Town in San Diego were in full swing.  Decorations adorned the historic ...

It's dark tonight, with the only light belonging to that of the candle that I bear. It glints off the ...

Chapter 11 by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse "I shouldn't be the one to tell you this, but I'm afraid that ...

Chapter 12 by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse "Val was letting Billy run this show. She wanted him to do the ...

Chapter 10 by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse "That's Valerie the Archer, the biggest heartbreaker of all." Val knocked on Lucy's ...

Chapter 9 by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse Lucy looked exactly the way Jim felt: She looked as if she had ...

Chapter 8 by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse The woman reached into her bashed up car and pulled out a Kleenex. ...

Chapter 6 by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse "I just got back from a three-day patrol, and I haven't even taken ...

Chapter 5 by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse Val walked into the living room hoping for a hot dinner. She had ...

Chapter 1 by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse Val had a small backpack and a return bus ticket, which made her ...

Chapter 7 by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse Val and Lucy sat in Lucy's living room, waiting for their dad to ...

Chapter 3 by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse Val could hear Lucy making calls and she slipped deeper under the pillows ...

Chapter Two by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse Lucy stood outside the guest-bedroom door, two cups of cooling coffee in her ...

Chapter 4 by Siobhan Fallon, Army spouse "Aunty Val? Daddy?" June stepped into the room, holding out her doll. "Why ...