Monthly Archives: May 2012

(Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, and Part V) Darkness. I’m not so much worried as sick. My stomach is boiling into a storm of helplessness and my heart is pounding harder and faster than I should let it. I try … Continue reading →

(Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV) Sarah and Lucy had just returned from town. They, unlike I, had walked back and forth, and had also stopped to buy a few groceries. The timing was almost perfect. As I pulled … Continue reading →

(Part I, Part II, and Part III)  My morning routine takes me to the post office, cup of coffee and newspaper in hand. It’s been like that for years now, since I quit my job at the hardware store and started … Continue reading →