Daniel wasn’t sure how many ways he could say it, but he tried again. “I don’t know a Nicholas Smith.” The woman on the other end of the line somehow persisted. “But this is Daniel Diaz?” She rattled off his number. Daniel took the cell phone from his ear for a moment to glance…
Although he tried to burrow deeper into his sleeping bag, Jason Kellerman couldn’t escape the finger poking his side. He mumbled, “Five more minutes.” “Dad, are you going to sleep all day?” He pried open his eyes and peered up at his daughter’s round face and clear hazel eyes, her bobbed, golden hair grazing…
If Pavarotti can hit that high note, I’m going to land my goddamn quad. The powerful surge of violins echoes in the frosty arena as I thrust out my arms dramatically, “Nessun Dorma” from the opera Turandot building to its first crescendo, my left leg stroking the ice powerfully as back crossovers take me…
“Nunavutmut tunngasugitsi!” Gravel and a thin layer of snow crunched under Jack’s boots, and he cursed himself as he stepped onto the runway at the Arctic Bay Airport. He’d completely blanked on learning the basics of Inuktitut. He’d been told most people in Nunavut spoke English as well, but he’d always found a few…
Jake Fitzgerald wasn’t even in the room when his carefully contained life was smashed right out of the park. It rocketed over the field, his pulse zooming as he followed his manager down the stairs from the dugout in the top of the ninth. Their footsteps echoed dully in the dank tunnel leading to…
Salvation called as dawn whispered along the unbroken horizon. The voice from the radio beyond the cabin held Adam rigid where he knelt on the bed, staring out the horizontal porthole as the sailboat rocked gently. He looked over his shoulder at Parker sprawled on the mattress on his belly, his lips parted as…
The world was waking. A bird chirping beyond the window was the only familiar sound David could pick out amid the hum of engines and the distant tolling of a bell. His stomach fluttered as he opened his eyes and realized it was still true—Isaac was with him in the plush guest bed in…
1942 Bellowing black smoke in its wake, the train swayed as it crossed the Rappahannock River, the boisterous singing and chatter of the men inside muffling the creaking wood of the ancient cars. As Cal stumbled, a strong hand on his arm steadied him, and he smiled down at the man before flopping into…
1839 Tiptoeing into the large stable, Colin winced as the door closed behind him with a loud whine from the hinges. He’d have to remember to tell one of the servants to tend to it. He’d do it himself but had absolutely no idea where he’d obtain the oil. Cautiously, he crept farther into…
“Out!” The linesman’s voice rang across the court and Steve Anderson sat up straighter in the announcer’s booth. Luke Rossovich swore and tossed down his racquet. After a few more expletives, he strode to the umpire’s chair, hands on hips. He peered up into the punishing Australian sun. “That ball was good. I know…
