by Wesley Bryant | Jan 8, 2026 | Stories
A WAITING ROOM chair creaks as someone shifts their weight. A cup of water sweats onto the lobby’s tile floor. Somewhere down the hall, a name is called. Life pauses in places like this. It always has. Healing does not usually arrive in a dramatic rush. More often, it...
by Wesley Bryant | Dec 11, 2025 | Stories
THE CALL comes in, and the world doesn’t slow down. The clock feels like it ticks faster, but our heroes stay strong. The firefighter is halfway through dinner. The nurse just pulled into the driveway. The officer tucks her child into bed and hears the radio crackle....
by Wesley Bryant | Nov 13, 2025 | Stories
IN MARCH of last year, my cousin’s work schedule became incompatible with raising his first pet, a brown and white Bernedoodle puppy. I took her in, not knowing just how much she would change, well, everything. I set alarms every three hours to take her outside...
by Wesley Bryant | Oct 9, 2025 | Stories
THE CREAK of an old wooden floor, the worn edges of a brick building, the way a nameplate on a storefront shines a little softer with age. These are not just small details from the past. They are reminders that our hometown carries stories in every step and every...
by Wesley Bryant | Sep 11, 2025 | Stories
“FRANKENSTEIN,” PUBLISHED in 1818, is considered the first science fiction novel. The Gothic story cracked open an entire genre of literature that has endless new entries today. It inspired scientists and remains a staple in pop culture over two centuries later. With...
