Xalay woke up with a start as cold water doused her face and body. She sputtered and coughed water that had gone down her throat and into her airways. She reached to wipe her face and then quickly became aware of the fact that she couldn't. She opened her eyes, and realized she'd been strung up by her wrists from a pipe across the ceiling of a small and dingy room, a cellar. She was ...

Yay! I got one of my pieces published in ICON journal. I'm very excited about this. For those who aren't familiar, ICON is a journal that is published by Kent State. I have been published in them several times before. But the competition was really tough this time around. I wasn't sure I was going to get in. But I'm really ...