Category Archives: The Cabin

(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 →

(Part I and Part II. Sorry, I think the formatting is a bit wonky here.) There are three chairs here, all of worn leather. Worn might be putting it lightly—one came from the dump, one from a used furniture warehouse, … Continue reading →

This is Part II of an earlier post called The Cabin. The whole story will be posted in pieces over the coming days and weeks. Inside the little house the furniture was sparse, the kitchen ill equipped, and the decorations … Continue reading →