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“Home.” he said. He set off. Right, then left, then right again. Always shifting his eyes, right and left. No one sees us, he thinks. No one saw us? he thinks. That can’t be right. Someone is always watching.

“Crystal”, she said. He blinked. He didn’t know what else to say. Looking left. Looking right. Always moving forward. No one seems to see. No one seems to notice. Why does no one else see? He wonders. “Crystal”, he says, … Continue reading →

He goes, without thought, without looking back, a child, he is carrying a child. How did she get in my hands, he wonders. Why does she blind my eyes, he wonders. Why does she smile so bright, he wonders. He … Continue reading →

The grey curls around him, his eyes are soot and smoke, he sees not the people he bumps, or the bugs he squashes underfoot, he doesn’t see them and doesn’t case, the grey is in his eyes, the fog is … Continue reading →

Left foot down, right foot up, right foot down, left foot up, slowly moving ever forward, ever onward. The noises sound out around him, nothing jars him, the blasts, the backfires, the coughs, the whines, the screams and shouts, always … Continue reading →

Slowly walking up the road, they pass him by so quickly, rushing here and there and here and there, he does not stop, but slowly moves, ever forward ever onward, eyes leveled at the ground, nothing to see, move along, … Continue reading →