Category: Fiction

His wife.  In the emergency room.  Bleeding.  Possibly losing their baby.  Sam could hardly cope with the flood of panic that coursed through his body.  He had to restrain himself from running every red light and honking furiously at every driver ahead…

When he walked into the condo again at 5:45 that evening, Sam found Emma sobbing on the couch. “What's wrong?!” he asked in alarm, running to her. “What happened?!” “Sam! What if this isn't a stomach flu? What if I'm pregnant?” she…

"Marry you?" repeated Emma, blankly, as if she didn't understand the words at all. She was so caught off guard by Sam's spontaneous question that she looked completely bewildered. "Well, not right away, of course," explained Sam, rapidly. "I mean, we still…

“Now Sam, let me get to the point,” interrupted Hal. “I’ve met lots of people all over the world, including lots of Muslims . . . in Morocco, Saudi, Dubai, and Indonesia. Now, I know a little about Islam, but not a…

“Have a brewski?” asked a tall, young redhead whom Sam did not recognize. His name tag identified him as “Justin.” He held a bottle of beer out to Sam. “Uh, no thanks,” said Sam. “No, no, no,” insisted Justin. “You gotta have…