Brendan opened the lunch bag his daughter had given him in the morning. He shook his head when he noticed the first item of what she had packed. A grin creased from ear to ear. — Brendan opened the lunch bag his daughter had given him in the morning. It was the lunch bag she’d used the previous year, featuring characters she’d “outgrown” even though he still caught her often watching the show. He shook his head when he noticed the first item of what she…

One… Two… Three… “Hey, Bill. Did you do anything fun over the weekend?” “I played hide-and-seek with the kids inside the house.” “That must’ve been fun. Were you able to find any of them?” “I never looked. By the way, did you catch that new show on streaming? Never thought…

Katherine was unsure what to think when she walked into the library alongside her friend and agent, Sam. They’d done readings before, and a handful of them at libraries, but never had there been a turnout like this. Could this many people have actually heard of her writing? — Greg dropped his books into the return slot before venturing into the library. For as long as he could remember, he’d been going to the library every three weeks on a Wednesday. His mother, when he was still a boy, would bring him along with her after work. For whatever…

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“Sounds like you used to be a zombie.” — Olivia poured herself a cup of coffee. She walked from the kitchen to the sunroom to watch the sunrise. It wasn’t uncommon for her to be the first one up on a Saturday morning. Her husband, Ted, was still asleep in their bed upstairs. His typical Saturday wake-up was at…