No wonder you seem so uncomfortable with conversation. You’re unaccustomed to it. It was both an insult and an excuse, offering Ellen a path to…
William nodded, unable to trust his voice. The train lurched to a final stop. Steam billowed past the windows. Through the haze, Ellen could see…
“No performance now, no rolls, just two people who had survived the impossible. ” “We’re free,” Ellen said, testing the words. William reached out and…
It became a metaphor for the performances that all oppressed people must sometimes undertake to survive. It became evidence that the boundaries society constructs to…

On a crisp autumn evening in October 1985, 9-year-old Rebecca Martinez vanished without a trace after her weekly ballet class at the prestigious Riverside Dance…
The annual Rebecca Martinez Memorial Walk became a major event in Seattle, drawing thousands of participants who honor Rebecca’s memory while raising funds for missing…
” William froze. The officer was pointing directly at him, already moving through the crowd. Ellen turned, her heart hammering, watching as the man who…
And some of them would be inspired to attempt their own escapes, to take their own impossible chances, to refuse the roles they had been…
Williams slipped into the negro car, taking a seat by the window, but leaning his head away from the glass, using the brim of his…
Is there anything that might ease your journey? Water? A blanket? Ellen shook her head minutely. Thank you. No, I only need quiet. Of course,…
