Bianca J. Cook 
A Quiet Ride Along The Paved Canal Trail A paved asphalt trail stretched alongside a wide body of water on an overcast afternoon. Green trees lined both borders of the walkway, casting light shadows across the ground. A young girl rode forward slowly on a dark black bicycle. She wore a light blue long-sleeved shirt … Read more
An Unexpected Encounter By The Pond The bright summer sun shone down onto the paved lakeside path. Green grass stretched from the edge of the asphalt to the pond. A man wearing a gray shirt and cap rode slowly on a scooter. Tall deciduous trees cast long shadows across the open field nearby. Suddenly, movement … Read more
A Distressed Eagle By The Waterline A broad strip of emerald grass sloped down toward calm blue water. Across the roadway, vehicles sped past against a backdrop of snowcapped mountains. The morning sun cast crisp reflections across the quiet surface of the channel. White mesh netting lay tangled along the muddy edge of the bank. … Read more
A Sudden Encounter Along The Paved Path A quiet asphalt walkway stretched forward between tall green trees under an overcast autumn sky. Fallen leaves dotted the damp ground along the edge of the curving neighborhood trail. A woman walked along the asphalt path wearing a mauve hooded sweatshirt and dark leggings. Her gray athletic shoes … Read more
A Narrow Ditch Along The Roadway Tall green evergreen trees rose sharply beside a wide paved mountain road. A concrete drainage ditch ran in a deep straight line along the grass. Shallow rainwater flowed steadily over the rough stone floor of the channel. A dark patrol vehicle sat parked along the shoulder in the distance. … Read more
A Sudden Arrival in the Marble Lobby A woman in an all-crimson suit pushed through the glass revolving doors and pointed a manicured finger toward a man holding a paper cup. She tilted her dark sunglasses down the bridge of her nose and demanded to know where the person in charge was standing. The man … Read more
A Sudden Impact On The Muddy Road The front tire of the silver sedan slammed directly into a wide crater of brown water, launching a heavy wave of sludge across the road shoulder. The thick muddy water struck the walking man across his chest, knocking his canvas duffel bag into the weeds and pitching his … Read more
A Sudden Crash On A Wet Street A speeding car plowed through a deep roadside puddle, throwing a thick wall of dirty water straight into a wooden display stand. The impact knocked the makeshift counter sideways, pitching ripe bananas onto the wet asphalt. A thin sheet of clear plastic fluttered off the fruit and settled … Read more
An Unwelcome Visitor in a Polished Showroom A woman tilted her paper cup and splashed dark coffee directly down the chest of a pristine three-piece white suit. The liquid soaked into the pale fabric on the mannequin, leaving a wide, muddy streak across the vest and lapels. Standing just inches away, an elderly man in … Read more
A Confrontation Across the Desk Daniel slammed both palms onto the polished mahogany desk, leaned his entire upper body forward, and jabbed an index finger toward the seated attorney. His jaw jutted forward as the words tore past his teeth, demanding an explanation for why a delivery worker named Marcus had just inherited the entire … Read more
A Quiet Touch In A Dark Room A man in an olive coat rested his open palm against his brother’s slumped shoulder. His younger brother sat motionless in a dark leather armchair, head tilted down toward an open silver pocket watch resting in his fingers. Behind them, a woman in a black cardigan dabbed a … Read more
A Surprise Arrival at the Precinct Steel cuffs bit into Daniel’s wrists as the heavy glass doors swung open. A tall man in a tailored double-breasted suit stepped across the tiled lobby floor, holding a flat black envelope in his right hand. It was the restaurant owner, his gray hair neatly combed, his eyes locked … Read more