She picked up her phone and scrolled through her contacts until she found the number for her head of human resources. Jennifer, it’s Sophia. I may have…

The kind of place where families gathered after church where the coffee came in thick mugs and the pancakes were stacked high. She sat alone in a…

No, sweetheart. If, and it’s a big if, I take this job, we’d stay right here. Your school wouldn’t change. Emma nodded, visibly relieved. And would you…

He turned to Daniel, extending a hand. Richard Peterson. And you are? Daniel Carter. The handshake was too firm, too prolonged, a power move as transparent as…

As the elevator doors closed, Daniel leaned against the wall, suddenly exhausted. The interview had awakened something in him. The scholar, the professor, the man who existed…

Not just financially, but intellectually, professionally. Dave Jay and his watch went and stood. I’ve got to run to class, but Daniel, don’t let guilt about moving…

He found her in an animated conversation with James’s daughter about a shared interest in manga art. Both of them sketching enthusiastically on a digital tablet. Daddy,…

Richard’s smile didn’t reach his eyes. Fascinating. Perhaps our new linguistics guru could also explain why they’re still holding up the technology transfer agreement. Or is that…