It was a rainy summer day, the kind of rain that seems to go on forever and stow upon a hot and steamy vibe for all who happen to walk through it. The energy in the air was stale to say the least, and the supermarket, so it seemed, was full of angry customers. To overcompensate for the lack of lemons the store manager, Lily, who wasn't the brightest of individuals, decided that no one would be abl...

Wispers. Growing louder and louder, screaming distantly, waiting to be heard. I walk closer to the forest, the source of the sound. The crunch of the fresh autumn leaves beneath my feet cleansing the silence into a satisfying and crisp echo in the otherwise still air. Louder and louder still the trees speak on top of each other. I touch the bark of one and all the noise haults in a shocking grasp ...