Trespassers_Tales_The Desert Mouse_Doomscrolling Mountains
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Trespassers
“Quite chilly, isn’t it?”“And your special ginger tea is just the right thing for the season!”“Hehehe….here….careful, it’s hot! I’m so glad you visited, Neena. I was beginning to wonder what’s new in your life. So tell me?”“Ah! Anne, your mischievous smile and this ginger tea. You know how to get anyone to spill the beans.”“Well….”“See….that one again! It’s like you know everything and still want to indulge people in storytelling. Anyway, life’s going on fine….my editing job, husband, home….same old.”“Nothing new?”“Uh-huh! Why….wait….you have something new! Tell me, tell me!”“Well, I heard som...
Tales
The RAV4 sits like “exhibit A” on the blacktop outside of our apartment, facing me with its little dent; that dent outlined by a smear of red paint. Even when I walk out of the room, it draws me back again, “here I am,” it says, “I’m right in front of your door with my blood on your car.” Of course, it’s not blood. My head hurts from being awake all night, checking on the dent, as if it would disappear like a bad dream. But this is a living nightmare and it isn’t going away, dent or no dent.It is the day after our trip from the coast, a Saturday morning when my husband and I are off work, norm...
The Desert Mouse
The mellow sun rises over the shifting sands of the Sahara Desert. Dawn.Over a ridge, far in the midst of the desert, peeks a small golden desert mouse. It gazes over the rippling sea of sand, rubs its nose, cocks its head, and does an about-face to go back down to its hole alongside the oasis.It freezes suddenly as a slender, striking, evil head rises menacingly before the mouse. It is one of the Yellow Snakes; snakes so venomous it can kill a man in thirty seconds. Carnivorous, the Yellow Snake flicks its tongue in the direction of the mouse. Though it is blind it senses the presence of food...
Doomscrolling Mountains
You open google and type “unsplash.com”. The site is simple, functional, and promising. You know you are at the right place when the most prominent thing on a site is the search bar. And there are two of them. Search free high-resolution photos, they say.You know why you are here. Your life is lacking. You need inspiration. Or is it motivation? Or is it both? You decide to go with the former. It’s long-term. Choosing your desktop wallpaper is an important business for you. Because of the nature of your job, you are constantly changing tabs. This means you glance at your home screen at least a ...