“You understand that this is our opportunity.” Several voices from nearby tables erupted into murmurs of assent as the barmaid approached...

"Tony Garner, I'm starting to think that you're more trouble than help these days," Jerome accused slyly as the pair seated themselves at...

As Marissa approached the bookstore, she squinted against the dark. The gas lanterns never provided enough illumination to make out the...

Seating herself in the comfortable chair, Barbara adjusted her trousers to remove the inconvenient twist that always seemed to restrain...

She had expected so much that the scene before her was a disappointment. Most of the people in Calloway's appeared to be normal,...

From several yards away, Tony watched the unfolding events with a mix of annoyance and concern. He had left the stupid girl at the edge...

As he peered at the young woman weaving her way past the gas lanterns that lit the plaza, Alistair Galloway marveled at how easily he, if...

A brisk wind had whipped up dancing, swirling, through the courtyard. It grabbed the young woman's scarf and twisted it toward the sky....

"Try not to associate bodily defect with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason." With the wan lightbulb that flickered...