She stared at the condensation running down the glass. The heat was beating down on her and she could feel her head starting to swim in alcohol. Looking over at her friend lounging in the beach chair next to her, she knew she had to tell her. There would never be a perfect moment. They might not be a lone again for a while. Now was the time.

“Hey.” She swallowed the lump in her throat. “I don’t k...

His arms felt like they were on fire. It seemed as if he had spent hours paddling down this river and still, every time he turned around they were still a few yards behind him. This was insane, he thought while looking down at the puppy curled up at his feet. All this trouble for a small dog? He didn’t get it. But after being repeatedly shot at and chased down a river in a rickety row boat, he fig...

My love,

This is the hardest thing I have ever written. Alas, I cannot be with you. My father is shipping me off to another country tomorrow, supposedly to wed a stranger. Know that whoever I am with, my heart belongs to you. Spending these last few months with you are my most treasured memories. I wish I was able to bid you farewell in person, but that would make leaving break me even more. You ...

She took this hike to find herself. What she didn’t expect to find was a mirror deep in the woods.

After the week she had, she needed to clear her head. She drove to a secluded part in the woods, picked a direction, and just started walking. The whole way she thought about her troubles at work, her failing love life, and how this supposed relaxing hike just turned out to be never ending bug bite...