October 31, 2025

The Box at the Top of the Closet, Part 3

Trigger Warning: This piece contains violence, mental health trauma, and animal harm. He grabbed the little box, shoving garbage bags out of the way to get to it, and shouted, “Do your worst!”
October 30, 2025

The Box at the Top of the Closet, Part 2

Trigger Warning: This piece contains violence, mental health trauma, and animal harm. “These words are real, even if they offend you, even if you disagree with them. They are the truth.”
October 29, 2025

The Box at the Top of the Closet, Part 1

Trigger Warning: This piece contains violence, mental health trauma, and animal harm. At Halloweentime he thought he could hear it. Like bees buzzing under thick glass. Like a humming mumble. He could almost feel it.
October 31, 2023

Beware the Hungry Child and Its Mother

In small village towns, villagers must beware the hungry child and its mother. Kind families, appalled at seeing a hungry child, have been known to invite the child and mother in and offer them a place to stay. They all eat their initial meal, and with much gratitude repeated to their host, they retire to sleep.
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