I can’t remember what the adults were doing, all I remember was that they weren’t around. It was a gang of kids that gathered in the dirty wasteland between the houses. We had all moved into a new subdivision, and though the houses were done, the yards hadn’t been finished yet. Between the houses, there … [Read more…]
It was already hot outside even though it was still early in the day. It had been baking for days, and the nights were just a brief respite of slightly cooler temperatures before the sun came back up and started cooking you again. It was like being put on simmer for a while, before the … [Read more…]
Gerald walked quickly through the city. He scanned the alleys and balconies as he passed by, sure that he was being followed. Eventually, he knew that he’d have to turn down one of the side streets to his right. He couldn’t just keep going straight forever. Every time he came to a corner, though, the … [Read more…]
It was the middle of the day and very sunny, but John had the curtains drawn, and so his apartment was dark. People always associate darkness with crippling depression. In this case, they would have been wrong. It was also a Saturday, which meant that John should have been out being happy in some way … [Read more…]
Newton was the first one to go inside. The animals had been circling around the place for months, wondering what was going on inside, if anything. Of course, they had a whole forest to work with, so the tower was interesting, but hardly the most important thing on their minds. The last couple had left … [Read more…]
I was out walking one day and came across a huge mess of papers, scattered all over the ground. There were some yellow ones, and even a couple of red sheets, but the majority were plain, white paper. Somehow, I felt like this was my job to pick them up. Though, even as I reprimanded … [Read more…]
It was about three in the morning, and I wasn’t getting any sleep. So, I decided to go for a walk. Seemed like a better way to spend a sleepless night than just sitting in my apartment. I bundled up and walked down to the river. There were some drunk guys shouting at each other … [Read more…]
I don’t imagine anyone likes having bugs on them. So I’m not sure how unique my problem is. Though I really hate it. And I worry about it. The idea haunts me, and when I go to bed at night, I have to check the sheets to make sure there’s no bugs. The idea of … [Read more…]
I could see that God was spying on me again. I looked up and there was the lens of his glass in the clouds above me. I wasn’t sure what he was hoping for, but all I was doing was going to the bank. Previously, he’d limited his spying to when there had been some … [Read more…]
Paul was in his sixties when he decided that it was time for him to build a boat. he felt certain that he would be capable since he’d been a carpenter all his life and knew how to put wood together. He spent a great deal of time building the model, and while he knew … [Read more…]