Archive for Archive for February, 2006
The Bride
Jiang Li cried herself to sleep on her wedding night. Not quietly, though. Her anguished sobs reverberated throughout the prince’s quarters, and by morning there was no one in the palace who didn’t know she had begged the prince to send her back to her father and mother. She died in childbirth, nine months later, […]
Monogram
Qi Quinella Cruz was the fifth daughter of Gen. Martin Cruz, of El Paso, and Dr. Chang Shan from Singapore. On the rainy afternoon that Quentin Quarles stumbled into Ella at the coffee stand, a hush fell over the noisy street (“like angels walking by,” said the barista,). Apologizing, Quentin introduced himself to Ella, splattered […]
Latrine Duty
“Private Hickman!” Captain thundered, “You have spent more time burning latrines since you’ve been in-country than you ever did carrying a gun on patrol. I never saw a bigger screw-up than you, and I thought I’d seen em all. Gunny here wants me to send you to the stockade forever. What in hell are you […]
Day of Reckoning
“When the day of reckoning comes,” she muttered, “I hope the fella who decided the bread should be on one side of the store, and the milk should be on the other side, gets tossed into the lake of fire.” At the checkout, an acne-tormented youth asked if everything was ok. “I’d like to know,” […]