The shadowed form swirled like smoke, dancing against the air currents with each step that it took. I could see its face, but its presence sent a chill down my spine. It was ghost-like, ethereal, but not in the holy-angel-sent-from-God sort of way. This creature felt like it belonged in hell, and it was coming [...]
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Days that weren’t wet and rainy were few and far between; no rain was a nice day, and that always brought people out. I sat down near the MAX stop, on the side that got the most passersby, but not so close that I would obstruct the flow of foot traffic. I opened my guitar [...]
I huddled in the doorway, pulling my legs to my chest and my hoodie down over them. I shivered from the cold and the damp from the rain pouring from the sky. It never stopped raining; it made it hard to stay dry and even harder to sleep. My breath froze into crystals as it [...]
I reached for the edge. My hand sunk into the mud of the embankment. I pulled my body from the river and slithered along the ground, choking and coughing up water as I tried to find some air. My body felt numb from the cold water and I could barely curl my fingers. I flexed [...]
