Attempting to grab hold of the bits of memories floating through her mind Alice realized she couldn't remember where they had come from or if they were even real.

With just a tip of his hat and a rakish wink Elena was hooked.

Sitting in the decrepit apartment staring at the wall, watching it breathe in and out, Seth realized with growing fear that this feeling of euphoria and connectivity with the universe couldn't last.

Through the open barn door I saw them riding up, their hands hovering near their pistols.

He'd gone from whiskey to warm milk, but Hank's penchant for orneriness hadn't dwindled one iota over the years.

The tinkling of silver on fine china and the murmur of quiet conversation were soon overwhelmed by the bombastic belaboring of the tourists who had somehow found their drunken way from Bourbon Street.

With no pen at hand he promised himself he wouldn't forget the beautiful phrases that were leaping into his head, but alas, they were gone as quickly as they had appeared.