I LIKE THINGS I CAN SEE AS MUCH AS THINGS I CAN’T

But it went without saying that his life was bounded by time, space, and probability. Like everyone else’s in this world.

ONLY AS LONG AS I DIDN’T TURN AROUND

“I am here to ferry you across the river,” the faceless man said. “To help you navigate the interstice between presence and absence. After that, it’s up to you—my job is done.”

A RELATIVELY GOOD DAY

“You have the strength to wish for what you cannot have. While I have only wished for those things I can possess.”

This was their domain, and I was a lone invader. Yet I never actually saw any of those eyes. I may have imagined them. Fear and suspicion can fashion eyes in the dark.

At any rate it seemed like someone below the stone mound was ringing the bell. I was sure of it. But who? It was at this point that an enigmatic fear began to well up inside me. Instinct told me not to get any closer to the source of that sound. I left, and with the bell ringing behind me hurried back along the path through the woods. Moonlight

IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE PERSON