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The house’s home alarm system went off. Outdoor lights flashed on, even though it was the middle of the day. Ernie punched down on the van’s steering wheel in frustration. How far had the kid gotten into the house? Was he going to come out the front door, or back out through the basement window? Ernie wanted to go to house and call the kid out, but he knew better. He even thought of holding the passenger door open for the kid, but figured the neighbors might already be looking. He wasn’t directly in front of the house the kid had snuck into, but he was close, and the neighbors might see th...
The Desolation of Smythe
Gone.Every last vestige of my treasure.There is nothing left of my life’s work.The scorched and blackened emptiness before me mirrors the terrible void opening up within me. “You shouldn’t go in there…”I ignore those words. How can I not go in? This is my place. A place that I made. A place that became more and more special to me over the span of my life. Little by little and piece by piece I filled this space with the very best of things. This was as much me as anything else in this world. An extension of my self. A part of my very being. The ash and dust is everywhere. A sad, dark powder tha...
Battle Under the Sea
It was an eerie night. The moon was mourning, clothing itself with the black sackcloth of night.Everything was still.No mouse squeaked. No toad croaked. No firefly lighted the lush weeds. No merry cricket dared to call out its signature mating sound.In the physical, a dancing ripple could be seen on the surface. Spiritually, it bubbled and boiled. Then, like a tsuanmous wave, it rose, gigantic and hulking.The silent night was pierced by the roar of an enraged warrior, followed by the shrieks of his accomplices.Like darts, imps, goblins, demons of all sizes and shapes were flung aside like wate...
Let's just try
Something feels off as I step into my living room. I don't see, but sense that Nicole is here. The lavender fragrance usually present is tinted with the vanilla shimmer lotion she wears. Underneath that is a subtle dusting of sandalwood. That's Alan. I'd never allow another man into my home. I'm surprised they both agreed to come. I expected them to have big plans for New Year's Eve, but I surmise they planned on having quiet nights like me.The combined aroma has a warm feeling spreading through me. It feels like happiness. Like laughing so hard, your drink comes out your nose, followed by a b...