The first few seconds after realizing that he wasn’t alone a mass of conflicting thoughts tangled inside his head. Friend? Foe? How is it...

The ground was nearly featureless. Low rolling hills ran off gently in every direction. They were covered with beige, dead grass, and...

It was still very dark when he woke, but the cold morning air kept him inside his bag. The traffic moved sporadically above him, but the...

The high pitched howl of steel on steel friction, followed by the shuddering of the slowing train woke him. He sat up quickly, and...

Sharp white sunbeams cut through the black of the boxcar like white lasers. He had rolled up his bag and stowed it and was looking out a...

The hillside where he sat was steep and covered with a mix of broad leaf trees and scrubby pine. The sun was down over the western...