The small, single-level, shotgun-style house was typical in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans. It was freshly painted and well-maintained. Its new occupants planted flowers by the front steps and in the back yard. They looked forward to starting a vegetable garden out back, a luxury after years of living in apartments. But, inside the […]
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9. Ghost Stories
Neither my wife nor I place much stock in the supernatural. Me, I prefer to believe in things I can see and experience firsthand. I know people who are convinced that they have encountered ghosts. Most of these people are reasonable and ordinary, going about their everyday lives as best they can. Some of them […]
4. A Tap on the Shoulder
A buddy of mine whom I’ve known since I was very small was hospitalized a few day ago. He just died of the virus that’s ravaging the Earth. Another friend is on a respirator, in the fight of her life against cancer. In the last 10 years or so I’ve lost many friends and cousins […]