She was from Ghana while his family was from Ethiopia . Because she moved here when she was nine they joked that she was more African than him.

When they had first began dating he had just gotten out of the Air Force and returned from  Germany . The two of...

He held the top of the steering wheel with his large hands. In college he had played basketball. Now he drove for  Uber . It was an electric car, although not a  Tesla . But because he could charge the car it meant he got to take home more money...

Packaged sound is not something we question. As in with something like  smoking or  drinking it's obvious that we ought to consider "maybe I shouldn't be doing this" or at the least "maybe I ought to reduce this." But with packaged sound one might not think that. It's just sound,...

Victoria slept just four or five hours a night. She knew this was unsustainable but it was the only way she could both provide for herself and Cameron while also taking classes. One day she would be able to make 70 or 80 thousand dollars a year and she wouldn't...

Nobody could ever hate Larry, a cheery, old man who could get on your nerves, asking for inconvenient favors. But he wasn't the type to sear into your memory. 

The only times he thought about Larry was when he ran into him outside in the parking lot, or if he...

Light casted out the window so bright it reminded her of the lights outside diners. Not the one she worked at, but the ones in big cities. This town wasn't big enough to warrant such a bright road side attraction.

It was Sean's growlights that he used for his plants. Last...

"I was having a quiet night, actually." Sean replied to the question. His arms were crossed, body leaning against the fridge while looking down on Marquis who was mixing himself another cocktail .

"Damn, man, you got some good bourbon ."

"That's scotch ."

"Damn, man. You got some good shit."

While Marquis gulped...

"Fuck Fuck Fuck!"

"Shut the fuck up! I can't concentrate!"

"Fuck! Why did you just do that?"

"Why did I save our asses?"

"I was going to catch up with that punk and block --"

"Marquis! SHUT UP!"

After a moment of silence Marquis started again. "Fuck Fuck Fuck!"

"Grove Man can you watch for me. Are...

He couldn't stay home for long. It didn't fit his groove anymore. He could never practice or workout here. Not in peace at least. Anytime he went to the gym or even a jog the activity became a spectacle. People wouldn't leave him alone. They probably thought that he was...

He looked at the black  duffel bag at his feet. Something about a duffel bag that wasn't filled all the way to the brim made it seem lacking. This duffel bag wasn't even half filled. But it would be more than 10 times what the surgery costed. Plus the duffel...