“The line between the living and the dead isn’t a wall—it’s a fog. And some of us were born already walking through it.” I looked toward the window. […]

“The line between the living and the dead isn’t a wall—it’s a fog. And some of us were born already walking through it.” I looked toward the window. […]

April stood at my porch, staring at the doorbell. The winter sun was already low, gold light sliding across the snow and the sharp blue shadows of bare […]

“No way,” Lauren said flatly. Something in her voice carried the same tone she used when she’d downplay my stats during intramural basketball. “These two?” “What does that […]

No, what’s happening? I’m so close. I sprinted for my house on Hanscom, cutting across the joint yard. My torso was already going see-through, my hands ghosting at […]

The darkness wasn’t a friend. But I could see a faint light. I could feel myself again. That beating was horrible. My ankles didn’t feel broken, and I […]

The bell rang, and I waited for April. Her hair was tied into a long braided ponytail, her purple shirt bright against white cargo pants and purple-and-white sneakers. […]

“I ask of you again—” “Will you be quiet?” I cut her off. Clearly, she wasn’t going to hurt me. She could’ve done that by now. My main […]