Fabian

Wings Spread Across the Asphalt A pair of dark, feathered wings snapped open wide, blocking the middle of the paved park lane. Underneath that protective arch, a tiny yellow gosling sat belly-down on the rough road surface, motionless. Just a few yards away in the grass, the rest of the brood huddled by the curb, … Read more

A Stranded Horse on a Desert Highway Tall sandstone cliffs rose high above the dry canyon floor under a pale sky. A long asphalt highway stretched straight across the wide and empty desert valley. Dry yellow grass lined both sides of the roadway beneath the morning light. A dark brown horse rested motionless directly upon … Read more

The doctors decided to disconnect a woman who had been in a coma for three months from the machines. Her husband asked them to give him a few minutes to say goodbye, gently kissed his wife on the forehead, then leaned close to her ear and quietly whispered several terrifying words, without knowing that someone … Read more

A Sudden Loss on the Concrete A stranger reached down and pried a worn, tan teddy bear straight from the sleeping man’s curled arms. The man on the ground did not stir at first. He remained curled sideways on a flattened sheet of cardboard, his dusty sneakers resting against a weathered canvas backpack propped by … Read more

A Frantic Struggle Beneath the Pavement A young deer thrust its head upward through a jagged fissure in the asphalt, panting rapidly as loose pebbles tumbled around its ears. Its slender chest pressed tightly against the sheer wall of compacted mud, unable to find traction on the slick, vertical clay. A dark pickup truck rumbled … Read more