“I stole it,” she tells you. A small plant in a round glass pot rests innocently in her hands. You look at her for a second, taking in her proud grin and bright eyes. “You just took it? You can’t just take table decorations at nice restaurants.” Or, looking at…

He finds it crumpled on the floor, underneath the worn gray couch. He’d follow her scent of sweet pea anywhere. A paw reaches for the fabric, uncut nails dragging it out of the dust and darkness. …

A short story loosely based on one of the Nine Sons of the Dragon King in Chinese mythology. — If you ignore the dragon, it will eat you. If you try to confront the dragon, it will overpower you. If you ride the dragon, you will take advantage of its might and power. –Chinese proverb He found the flower beside the river. Its red and orange brilliance made it…