The Good, The Bad, and Mr. Henderson_Boo Hoo_Have Your Cake & Eat It_These Things Do Happen
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The Good, The Bad, and Mr. HendersonBoo Hoo
I stood in the rain and watched the water drops splash up from the ground through the arches of my feet. The light from the street lamp sparkled and refracted on liquid beads. I turned my face up to the weeping sky and felt nothing.I was the only being out on the street tonight.The wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube jack-o-lantern in my neighbor’s yard dodged and bobbed in the wind. The blowup ghost hissed and moaned. An umbrella, its bones turned inside out, tumbled down the avenue, skipping to the tune of spooky music blaring from static speakers.The children in the only decorated ho...
Have Your Cake & Eat It
‘It doesn’t count if you’re already planning your defeat,’ said Michael. He was methodically eating all the chips on his plate, one by one, pausing between chewing to speak. As a result, his words came out a bit muffled. Gavin sighed.‘But, the way I see it, if you plan for defeat then you won’t be disappointed if you lose,’ said Gavin. He’d finished his meal several minutes earlier and was watching Michael’s chips with envy. ‘And if you win, it will be a nice surprise. It will feel even better than a win.’‘But that doesn’t take into account,’ Michael stopped for a breath, ‘the impact of the id...
These Things Do Happen
The wind was sharp and biting, whipping around street corners and through open doors with a ferocity that sparked rumors of an early frost. Collars were raised against the brisk air, and paces quickened as through the cold could be outrun; tricked by a sidestep or left behind on a crowded stretch of sidewalk.The young woman peering into a window of the corner store was dressed altogether inappropriately for the season. The short hem of her sundress and thin brown sandals would prove no match for the unrelenting chill - that is, if it had been able to find her. The breeze passed right through t...