I’m a nerd. My glory days were long days and nights spent in the soft glow of computer screens, eating greasy take out, rarely sleeping....

I pushed through the unlocked door shouting for my tween daughters. "Kerry, Christine!" Silence greeted me. Heart in my throat, I raced...

Walls of seawater swelled by the storm crashed. Floorboards creaked. Her skirt swept the worn floor as she roamed from window to window...

He was dragging a heavy load exposed for all to see. Its jagged edges had left scars across his body. Mike struggled to polish dull...