Category Archives: Short Stories

Those Who Are Lost

Originally published by Hearth & Coffin


I always hated the mural.

No, that’s not entirely true. I’ve been fascinated by it as much as I’ve hated it, a complicated combination. I have to admit, though, now that I know the truth about its origins, my feelings have changed. The mural is how I learned my best friend Annie had been lost, but it’s also how I found her again. I guess you could say I’ve come around.

But I need to back up.

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Actors Therapy

Amaryllis stood in the rain, squinting at the little blue dot on her phone that showed her location. The cracked screen was barely readable, and the rain didn’t help. It was the correct address all right, and nicer than where most auditions were held. The lobby was very warm and very posh, with doormen, a security desk, and turnstiles that allowed entry only when security pressed a button. She was shooed out almost immediately, directed to the side of the building to an entry in the loading dock. The doorman gestured with his chin to show where she should go; she didn’t even merit a point.

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