Rapping at my neighbor’s door
“Halloween Fears” in the Harrisburg Patriot-News (October 28, 2010). “Suddenly there came a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.” Edgar Allan Poe penned these words in “The Raven,” the story of a lonely man hidden inside his home, so distraught over the loss of his beloved Lenore that an [...]
The Invasion Part 2: Silly Bandz
“Silly Bandz Invasion” in Main Line Today (November 2010). The little critters started appearing in our house one at a time. Before long, they began to multiply. Fearing an infestation was imminent, I called the exterminator: “Hello. I think I have any infestation in the works.” “Can you describe the nature of the infestation, Mr. [...]
The Invasion Part 1: Stinkbugs
“Invasion of the Stinkbugs” in the Philadelphia Inquirer (October 19, 2010). Drifting off to sleep, I’m roused by a faint buzzing from across the room. It quiets, and I start to drift off again. But it resumes, and this time it sounds like a helicopter coming in for a landing on my head. I thrash, [...]
The red light
Driving along the highway, my eyes lay on the road before me – the cars, the turn signals, and the race to wherever home may be. “Hey, Dad!” calls the four-year-old voice from the back of the car. “Look at that sunset – it looks just like a red light!” I turn to my right and see the [...]
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