Two lonely moths swirl around the glaring streetlamp that casts a ring of light around the dusty bus stop. You watch them passively as you wait alone for the Red Line to take you home. It was another long shift at the hospital, and your scrubs stick to your back in the humid summer night air. You sigh as you resign yourself to another night of light beer and the leftover Chinese food waiting for you at home in the fridge....

“Okay, so hold your arms out and press with your feet. Let the boat pull you up out of the water,” Miguel repeats for the third time as he checks to make sure the water ski line is away from the outboard. “Yeah, yeah, I’ve got this!” Aubrey responds above the idling motor. “Hit it, Tony!” Tony looks back over his shoulder and sees a thumbs up from Aubrey in the water, then looks to Miguel, who flips him the bird. “All rea...

“Woo-hoo! Get it, girl!” Aubrey yells above the cacophony of the carnival hawkers and Tilt-A-Whirl music. “One more balloon and you get the big prize!” Carrie takes aim with her last dart and screws up her face in concentration. She cocks her elbow with the dart beside her ear, and with a smooth motion lets the dart fly. Pop! Her dart nails a third balloon in as many darts. “Yes!” Carrie cries and hops up and down with Au...