Halloween I.F – “Crafting Love” – Day 5
[Please read the instructions before jumping in!] Jay drew a deep breath and tried to chill the fuck out. It was only natural to be wired. Everything had changed around him. He’d lost his job, moved away from his family, and had left a big, fairly diverse city in favor of a free home in […]
Halloween I.F – “Crafting Love” – Day 4
[Please read the instructions before jumping in!] Jay stared at the stranger’s back until it vanished between the trees, unwilling to move until he was sure they were gone. If he’d left right away, he might have been able to catch up to them—but he was pretty sure that he didn’t want to do that. […]
Halloween I.F – “Crafting Love” – Day 3
[Please read the instructions before jumping in!] “You knew Aunt Grace?” Jay asked, surprised. This time it was his turn to grimace when the stranger gave him a surprised once-over. “She was my great-aunt on my mother’s side.” The young man’s expression cleared, a fondness crossing it that gentled his features. “I, uh, I knew […]
Halloween I.F – “Crafting Love” – Day 2
[Remember to read the instructions before jumping in!] It was early enough in the day, he decided, to start with the worst place—the kitchen. There was a good chance the fridge would be full of old-ass food well in need of disposal, and better to get it over with than have it hanging over his […]
Halloween I.F – “Crafting Love” – Day 1
[Please read the instructions before jumping in!] Jay stared out the car window for a long moment before finally getting out of the car, still gazing up at the imposing, run-down house with its intimidating gambrel roof and odd, jutting bay windows. “Mine,” he said aloud, just to hear it, and it sounded absurd even […]