09 May When Hell Comes Knocking
I moved to a new town about a year ago.Β I was offered a job and was at a point in my life where I felt restless and eager all at once.Β A new job in a new town was exactly what I had been...
I moved to a new town about a year ago.Β I was offered a job and was at a point in my life where I felt restless and eager all at once.Β A new job in a new town was exactly what I had been...
It was an incredibly hot day when I heard the knock on my door.Β One of those days where you close the blinds and crank the AC, trying to find relief in darkness.Β It had been like that all week, each day growing more and...
Two days ago, I drove up to northern Vermont to do a little hiking.Β I needed to get away from it all: my job, social responsibilities, the world.Β I didnβt want to have to talk to anyone all weekend, so I picked a ten-mile trail...
I flipped through the channels, eyes glazed over, not really seeing what was on the screen.Β I was tired, a long workday behind me and an even longer one in front of me.Β I considered going to bed, but didnβt want to bring on a...
Iβve had an effect on people ever since I was a child. I canβt explain it and itβs driven me to the brink of insanity. I never asked or prayed for it. In fact, I donβt even know if I believe in God. But the...
I pulled into the bar parking lot and stopped the car. I sat there for a moment, letting the engine idle as I thought about what I was doing. I knew my wife and kids were at home waiting for me, but I just couldnβt...
Last week, something happened in my house. Something I couldnβt believe and still am having a hard time believing. I donβt have an overactive imagination, and I donβt scare easy. I donβt believe in ghosts, aliens, the paranormal, and all the rest of the horror...
I gently lowered the canoe into the calm water. Matt stood behind me, clutching the two oars, anxious to start fishing. Ripples rose to life and expanded out into the vast lake, quiet trumpets that announced our entry into the cool blue realm. The sun crept...
I went camping a few weeks ago. I wanted to be alone after my recent break-up and thought some quiet time with nature would help clear my head. I picked a mountain at random in New Hampshire. Iβm not going to tell you which one....
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Fifteen years ago, something terrible happened to my family. Itβs taken a lot of therapy and drugs to help me cope with it. I still think about those days a lot. I canβt seem to get some of the images out of my mind. They...
I was going to bed. I was tired, just like youβre supposed to be. I lay down, turned the light off, and closed my eyes. And then I waited. Just like I was supposed to. Falling asleep is a little like standing on the shores...
I cupped my face in my hands and exhaled slowly, sweat dripping from flushed skin. My hair hung from my scalp like golden seaweed, swaying gently in the sun. I felt sick. The sun filtered in through the blinds like baked color, a slather of...
When you have been a priest for as long as I have, you start to notice patterns in people. When a parishioner approaches, I can already guess what they want to ask me by their body language or the way their eyes flicker to meet...
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ENTRY 1 My name is Jason. I live in the suburbs of a small city on the east coast. Iβm not sure I want to say where exactly. Something is happening and I think itβs important for me to write this down. I live alone in...
I watched as my son splashed around in the waves, the sun reflecting off the cool green water. Sean laughed as the waves crashed around his ankles and chased him up the shore. The ocean then pulled away, leaving trembling patches of sea foam that...
I lie on my bed, staring at my sliding glass door. It was late, probably well past midnight. I couldnβt sleep. That seemed to be a recurring issue ever since I moved into my new apartment two weeks ago. It was a small studio apartment,...
My phone buzzed in my pocket. I reached for it, only half-listening to the sales meeting I was in. My boss was rattling on, stressing about how we needed to push numbers, increase our revenue, the usual slog. The other eight salesmen around the table...