As soon as Harriet entered the building, she headed to the seventh floor. When she reached a spot halfway up the fourth-floor stairs, the explosion—a flash of red light followed by a blast of burning-hot air—threw her body against the wall.
Read MoreLook at your life in a chronological order, each event occurs within the blink of an eye. Blink, you’re born. Blink, the first time, your mom tries to run away with you. Blink, your first day of school.
Read MoreAs the leader of the Soviet Union, I face the threat of death everywhere and at any time. The dwarf is also right in saying that my biggest threat doesn’t come from a disgruntled peasant, but instead from those in my inner circle.
Read MoreThis time, Sadie finds herself playing for him, playing to impress him as her husband was always trying to do. She’d like to earn it, she thinks. She’d like to earn what she’s stealing from him.
Read MoreThe thing that remains is the knowledge that there is another me, who I do not control, who has the ability to take over my body. There is so much about myself that I will never know.
Read More“Your hair is ninety percent of who you are,” my mother intones as she drags the wide tooth comb through my unyielding hair. “The correct hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman outstanding.
Read MoreMost agree it started in Texas, at least.
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