Story Vault

Neurospicy

Amanda looked out the window of the car again. She was extremely antsy. She’d scrolled through all of the apps multiple times, started and stopped about ten podcast episodes, tried to have a solo i...

Sparkling Cucumber Mint

Paula was in a rut, and she knew it. Since her divorce, it just kind of seemed like nothing mattered anymore. She didn’t want to be known as a “divorcee,” and she frankly felt too young to be seen ...

Sparkling Green Mandarin

Paula awoke the morning after her first swing class extremely sore, but extremely excited. She’d slept better than she had in weeks. She took an extra long, extra hot shower, and went to work with ...

Sparkling Peach

Paula awoke the morning after her second night of swing dancing much like she awoke after the first night of swing dancing: utterly euphoric, exhausted, and extremely sore. She hadn’t been able to ...

Infinitesimal

Mandy sighed. For one infinitesimal second, everything was right in the world. She smiled, her heart full to bursting. Her whole family was together, in the correct universe. The tears fell from he...

Showstopper

Kyra could hardly believe it: the big moment had finally arrived. She’d been practicing for months, determined to nail every single dance move, every line of music, every step she took. She was goi...

Babylonia

In the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the queen was waiting impatiently. She strode the floor, pacing back and forth, feeling her anxiety rising with each step she took. She’d been locked up for days ...

Cold Heart (Chapter Six)

It had been an incredibly cold January so far, even for a climate that regularly had cold, harsh winters. It seemed like the sun was never out, and the temperature never seemed to rise above the si...

Tranquility

It wasn’t popular to visit her local botanical gardens in the winter, and that’s precisely why Lindsey went. True, most of the plants and trees were bare except for whatever was in the greenhouses,...

Spark

“I think I’m giving up on dating,” Mary said with an overdramatic sigh, throwing another dress on her bed. Both of her roommates rolled their eyes in response. “You are absolutely not giving up,” R...