The prisoner's face was badly bruised. His white curls were a bloody mess and a trail of drying blood oozed down toward his eyes. He was...

The sun sets earlier in the Valley, at least that’s what people say. Certainly, the darkness is more complete. The lighting is haphazard,...

They walked in silence for a while. The heat had not abated and the air felt too muggy for their dry landscape. The sun hung red and hazy ju