Sandy Bridgers picked at the white glob on the verneer tabletop. She shivered slightly, then took out an Italian flannel shirt. Sandy aimed to keep a long sleeve shirt in one of the bags bags she carried, no matter the temperature. American buildings blasted the AC unlike any other country....

police officer Dan Anderson sat in the employee lounge listening to the ceiling fan turn overhead. His break was technically up five minutes ago, but he knew that it wouldn't matter if he sat there for another extra five.

He enjoyed this part of the day. Sitting there, not thinking about...