excerpt from a notebook found in the woods near what used to be I-93 Things I Didn’t Expect About The Zombie Apocalypse, a numbered list. 1. Everything kind of stopped before anything really happened.
secret wishes of stuffed tigers The kids that play outside make fun of the tiger in the window simply because it is there, and thus fodder for amusement. Stupid fluffy baby toy. And the
seasonal technicality The equinox has come and gone but winter didn’t seem to pay it any mind. Perhaps it likes it here and wants to stay. An extended holiday. So there are no singing
fairy trap All you need to catch a fairy is an old birdhouse and some shiny stuff. You know, like glass and glitter, or pieces of colored plastic or metal things that’ll sparkle when
mr. buggy bear My little sister has this bear, this really grumpy looking teddy bear that she pushes around in an ancient baby carriage she found at a yard sale. She calls him Mr.
the oracle tower The oracle tower sits in an otherwise empty field, a looming monolith of wood and metal and whatever else oracle towers are made from. It doesn’t move unless it’s being consulted,