For the first time ever this year, I was sick for Christmas. So sick, in fact, that I had to call off the celebration. Christmas is the time for sharing, but the fever/flu I had was something I’d rather keep to myself. It was a quiet Christmas, one I spent mostly in bed or on […]
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I went to the Post Office today. They’ve been on my “list” for a while now but recently have incurred more wrath as a result of their new policy requiring that credit cards be signed in order to be used. I understand this is a policy of the credit card company, but all other businesses […]
This Tuesday’s Virginia earthquake brought with it a number of strange happenings. Perhaps the earthquake opened up a vortex of weirdness from which I have yet to recover. Perhaps it is an overture leading us into the notorious and prophetic 2012. Or perhaps it’s nothing at all.In any case, here are the strange things that […]
I like to write horror, so I can appreciate that some scary noises are fun. Creaky hinges or crisp October evenings. An echo of footsteps during a game of hide-and-seek. Whispers in the darkness around a campfire. The creaking of an airplane cabin is not one of those “fun” scary noises. But such was the […]
There were two weeks of school left, and I was feeling pretty good about myself. I had things planned almost perfectly so that my students would be healthily occupied with end-of-year projects and presentations up until the last day of school. Things were going well, that is, until I opened my big mouth: Being an […]
