Cathryn Grant

The hallway was dark, all but one of the motion-activated lights unlit for the past hour. A crash interrupted the stillness. The building was secured. Everyt...

The first time he told that story, she’d laughed. The next one-hundred-thirty-three times, her laughter deflated, then dissipated, finally dissolving into no...

It happened so fast. Birth. Hope. The anticipation of beauty. Decay. Despair. Death. Lasting no longer than a passing thought.

The sound was faint, audible only when her eyes were closed. She lay in bed, hearing jaws masticating as if the creatures were inside her skull, chewing thei...

Clouds had settled across the entire sky. They sat there like a thick blanket, smothering everything. He closed his eyes against the cold breeze and their op...

The plastic card scraped across the formica counter as Wendy swept the crumbs from her bagel into her hand and sprinkled them into the trash. She spoke witho...

She walked briskly, inhaling the pre-dawn air. Ahead on the path stood a crow. His eyes bored into her. She slowed, advancing cautiously, certain her presenc...

She twisted the ring, angling it so the sun reflected off the diamond. With a mind of its own, the ring slid off her finger. It pinged against the grate and ...

Baptism in the ocean was their tradition. The practice both intrigued and terrified her. But the terror won out. Every time. She would always be left on the ...

Every night in the dark, the questions appeared. Why? When?! What if..? How long?? Should I?!? In the morning, the white board was wiped clean.

The colors of the painting were rich with life. She gazed at it every morning while she sipped her tea. Today, something drew her closer. The red was darker,...

It was vibrant green. A color impossible to imitate with paint. She picked it up, already tasting the juice, chewing the flesh. She opened her mouth, moving ...

The restaurant didn’t have a bathroom of its own. Instead, the server had directed her outside and around the corner to an alley where a public restroom was ...