Marie Tayse

Daniel has spent his entire life being underestimated. To most people, he is seen only through the lens of his autism diagnosis—dismissed, overlooked, and treated as though he will never amount to anything. But beneath the labels and assumptions is a young man filled with dreams, determination, and a longing to prove that he is more than the...

They walk down the street alongside us. We share our homes with them. We ride the same bus or go to the same school. They take our orders at restaurants. They come to us in our time of need. They ring up our groceries at the supermarket. They coach our children in sports. They dress up as clowns and entertain little ones at birthday parties....

Darkness doesn’t always announce itself. Sometimes it hides behind a smiling father, a quiet neighborhood, and the walls of an ordinary family home.

Billy Colt has never believed in ghosts, demons, or anything supernatural. Strange abilities? Maybe. His younger brother’s unusual gift of absorbing the emotions of others is proof enough that some...