Brooke L. Davis

Madison knelt at the edge of the river and dipped her fingers into the icy water. She smiled; the river was not always this kind. She...

Carl sat on the cement bench outside the ancient administration office and enjoyed his roast beef sandwich. High above, in the nooks and...

Marissa stood in the doorway of the nursery and gazed at the basinnet as late afternoon light filtered through the blinds. She and Tom...

Katie clenched her jaw as she stared at her old house. Its windows smiled like broken teeth, and a plywood front door stood eerily ajar....

Marta sat in her car as the sun set. Her art opening tonight would be the ultimate in exposure. She clutched the tiny red lacquered...

The morning was still cool when Madison wandered into the souk. Copper lanterns, brass candlesticks, and stained glass lamps beckoned,...

Kaitlyn wore armor around her heart as a knight would into battle. It was invisible to all but the men she inevitably rejected. She had...

I wandered the streets of Marrakech amidst the din of bargaining and the smell of spices and roasting meat. When I came upon the ring...

Mary struggled to open the old wooden trunk in the sweltering attic of her late grandmother’s house. When the lid finally popped open,...

Rich and I sat and held hands on the rocky outcropping as the sun rose. We’d chosen to come to the wilderness to watch the meteor’s final...

As Jason and I left the restaurant after one of my best first dates, I could hardly believe it was raining. I’d felt an instant...

Laila ambled down the dusty trail toward the river. In the distance, the Gallatin Range rose to meet her, ablaze in the morning light....

Molly and seven-month-old Ike watched the hills roll away as the train clacked through the verdant English countryside. When the train...

As Jake and Sarah drove east, she prayed they’d left soon enough. The earth still smelled of smoke, and ash coated the windshield. When...

Emily sat beneath the open weave cotton blanket on the beach and inhaled the scent of chocolate and cinnamon from her steaming cup of hot...

Carly discovered the tattered maps as she cleaned out her parents’ closet. Circles and X’s marked the towns, off the beaten path tourist...

Regan almost couldn’t bring herself to return to the beach where she’d lost Josh. The rescue team had never recovered his body, and she’d...

Kayla smiled as she sat in the passenger seat and stared at the Route 66 Christmas ornament that hung from the rearview mirror. This...

Gentle snow fell as Emma and Travis bundled into their red VW bus and set out for home. Emma shook the snow from her hat and grinned at...

In her dream, Madison fled up the forest game trail to escape her vindictive zombie boyfriend. When the chrome bumper and rusted hood of...