Liane CarterJan 13 minThe Alphabet Stories: ZestStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Jon paused on the hillside, one booted foot on a rock. He glanced over his shoulder...
Liane CarterDec 1, 20215 minThe Alphabet Stories: YesStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Amanda left Ben’s door open so her dog could wander in and out to the garden. She...
Liane CarterNov 1, 20214 minThe Alphabet Stories: X-ray VisionStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Charlotte tried to concentrate on her book, but she couldn’t. She kept glancing out...
Liane CarterOct 1, 20214 minThe Alphabet Stories: Why?Story by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Why did Amanda have to let go of her brother? Panic rose in her chest. She knew if...
Liane CarterSep 1, 20213 minThe Alphabet Stories: VulnerableStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Ben let go of his sister’s hand. She jumped back in the armchair, hugging her hand...
Liane CarterAug 1, 20217 minThe Alphabet Stories: UnsureStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Ben paced his apartment while Charlotte sat on the sofa, hugging her knees watching...
Liane CarterJul 1, 20215 minThe Alphabet Stories: TrustStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Ben woke, feeling a weight pushing down on his chest. He moved his hands and felt...
Liane CarterJun 1, 20214 minThe Alphabet Stories: SistersStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Jon awoke feeling like he hadn’t slept, with a mind full of distorted dreams about...
Liane CarterMay 1, 20213 minThe Alphabet Stories: ReframingStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Ben couldn’t stop shaking. Seeing the house he’d grown up in had thrown him straight...
Liane CarterApr 1, 20215 minThe Alphabet Stories: QuestionsStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Ben practically skipped through his day. He’d had a lunchtime pizza date with...
Liane CarterMar 1, 20215 minThe Alphabet Stories: ProgressStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Ben lapsed, panic creeping up around his throat, yet it passed rather than paralyze...
Liane CarterFeb 1, 20214 minThe Alphabet Stories: OptimisticStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger “Are you going to come and sit down, Ben?” Edward says. My thoughts switch from...
Liane CarterJan 1, 20213 minThe Alphabet Stories: NemesisStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Where is Charlotte? She hasn’t shown up for work since the afternoon I was supposed...
Liane CarterDec 1, 20206 minThe Alphabet Stories: Mental MazeStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Charlotte isn’t responding to my messages or answering her phone. I don’t know what...
Liane CarterNov 1, 20203 minThe Alphabet Stories: LoveStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger I can’t stop staring at Kate and she hasn’t stopped staring at me. She’s statuesque,...
Liane CarterOct 1, 20204 minThe Alphabet Stories: KateStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger '”Kate, Kate.” I hear Edward scream my name in his sleep, though I died months ago....
Liane CarterSep 1, 20204 minThe Alphabet Stories: JonStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Ben wanted his shift to last forever, and at the same time to be over five minutes...
Liane CarterAug 1, 20204 minThe Alphabet Stories: InvitationStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger Ben gripped the piece of paper Edward had given him, studying the two names of the...
Liane CarterJul 1, 20203 minThe Alphabet Stories: HouseStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger House had become too hungry. The lack of people to feed on created cracks in its...
Liane CarterJun 1, 20203 minThe Alphabet Stories: GuiltStory by Liane Carter Illustration by E.J. Klepinger “Charlotte. Charlotte, Gary’s dead,” Frank said. Frank had been talking for a while...