I long ago set aside the notion that every day is a gift, but not out of some cynical resignation to the mundane nature of life. No, I simply came to understand I had lived so long I could find no reason to resent the notion of there being no tomorrow.
And yet there are [...]

Posted on March 21st, 2007 by Zsallia
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“Angie!”
I was moving even before Aiko’s panicked shriek died in the air and the deputy was right behind me. We found Dalene stretched out on her back in the doorway to the bedroom, her head cradled in Neff’s lap as she twitched and gagged, foam drooling from the corner of her mouth.
I froze, staring [...]

Posted on March 12th, 2007 by Zsallia
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Chapter 3
The next morning I got up around eight and ordered breakfast, called home for a while, and read the paper. Around ten Mitch dropped off another packet, and I was relieved to see it was much smaller. He let me know that he was running a couple of special errands north of town [...]

Posted on March 5th, 2007 by Zsallia
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