Words are a writer's stock in trade, the platforms we build on to entertain, mystify, and entrance. Sometimes we perform grand gestures, paragraphs tumbling over pages to sweep our audience away. But more often than not, it's the right words spoken at the right time that make all the difference. This collection explores how three little words can change everything.

Not a Moth - An extraordinary discovery in the subway leads to more questions than answers.
Summoned - Duty doesn't wait even when you must.
Letter from a Stranger - Rose is in the process of getting good and drunk when she stumbles across a mysterious letter.
Chew Your Leather - A daughter discovers the secret to her family's success.
Dollhouse - Some doors are better left unopened.
Theory of a Clean Mind - Clashing personalities lead to murderous results.
Talk About Being Saved - Once a trigger is pulled, release can be hard to find.
For the Birds - Following orders from on high doesn't always make sense.
The Deathless Ones - Two hardened mercenaries realize some paydays aren't worth it.