None of Those Above

The windshield wipers beat out a slow and steady rhythm, trying in earnest to keep time to the 70s rock ballad that blared from the radio.
A flash of blue appeared ahead and he instinctively slowed.  He felt ___________ .
A.    excited
B.     anxious
C.     surprised
D.     nothing
Soon a red flash appeared as well- must be an accident he thought, [...]

Losing the Battle

Chapter One
I picked the wrong day to quit smoking I thought as I watched the masked man pace nervously back and forth in the bank.  Seventeen hours, twelve minutes, and forty-five seconds to be precise.
Abruptly, he fired yet another short burst- five or six shots- into the ceiling before screaming I said shut up! and [...]

Fear

Nothing makes much sense now- the heat and fear and spite envelop me like a wet cocoon, sickeningly sweet.
I hear drums in the distance.  They are close now.
My left arm raises out of instinct and I stare at my bare flesh, as if the watch they had stolen would somehow appear if I stared long [...]

Winter

The weather as it hits the landscape is an unfinished pencil sketch, faint and muted with smudges of cold brushing across the canvas of my skin. It is early morning, but still too light for color. Everything is gray- burnished silvers and fresh charcoals show themselves before the sun’s ascent dulls and chars the view, [...]