Main Dishes

The Choice on the Sidewalk The rain had just stopped when Thomas Walker stood at the edge of the cracked sidewalk, staring at the damp dollar bills in his hand. Knowing they were all he had left to get through the week, he was somehow still extending them toward a woman he didn’t know. His…

A Hero’s Final Moments The fluorescent lights of Riverside Emergency Veterinary Clinic hummed overhead, casting harsh white light across the steel examination table. On that cold metal surface lay Thor, a magnificent German Shepherd whose black and tan coat had lost its usual luster. His chest rose and fell in shallow, labored breaths. Around him,…