Author Archives: Jacob Marsh

Lucy Strange that Kat would reach out over the night log. Even if she didn’t have her number, it would have been easier to talk through Tom. Maybe she was trying to mend fences? If they couldn’t be friends anymore, they could at least be civil. If it’s an olive branch, I’ll take it. ButContinue reading “Part 54 – Only an Echo”

Jon Nothing made driving at night worse than mist. Jon could deal with sleep deprivation and the minor hallucinations that accompanied it. He could even deal with what he could begrudgingly admit was depression, and the almost nightly urge to just take his hands off the wheel and let the road decide his fate. ButContinue reading “Part 53 – Straw Man”

Tom Tom wasn’t opposed to a late-night talk…though he had hoped it would be a less serious topic. The dim light from his phone did little to illuminate his cluttered room. Wrinkled sheets cascading into the darkness at his feet, like some sunless sea. And beside him, an end table topped with stacks of graphicContinue reading “Part 52 – Night Call”

Kat Maybe she’d pushed too far? Kat tied up the ends of a rather overstuffed garbage bag and heaved it out of the can in the back room. They never got the dinner back in order. He confessed all that, and she couldn’t muster any genuine sympathy. All the excitement, all the attraction…it just kindContinue reading “Part 51 – Down the Path”

Tom Turns out, this was worth the long drive. Tom had never been to Flannel Anne’s before, a faux 60s diner in the heart of Hermit’s Rest. He didn’t really care about the décor; it was calling back to a time he had no connection with. However, the food was crazy! He’d never had aContinue reading “Part 50 – A Quiet Meal”

Daisy Those last few weeks had been a struggle, but Daisy finally felt like the weight was falling away from her heart. She was on a new medication, making sure to get her sleep and, well, even looking at those moving boxes with serious intent. Her therapist, Cheryl, told her moving might be the adventureContinue reading “Part 49 – Following Behind”

Douglas This can’t be happening. All that time, all the effort, and in one impulsive moment, he set it all ablaze. Of course, he was fired; what else would have happened? Was he going to keep poking and poking Brad for years and get away with it? You are going to get away with it.Continue reading “Part 48 – A Display of Power”

Bradley The kids are fine now; I can head out. Bradley grabbed his coat and his empty pizza boxes before flicking off the lights and walking out into the store. Hayden and Lucy were stocking shelves, and beyond them, Daisy seemed to be arguing with that nauseating mollusc, Doug. He must be complaining about theContinue reading “Part 47 – One Less Problem”

Hayden “Come on, Hayden,” Lucy said, trying again to grab his hand. “Stop being such a baby.” “I just don’t believe in any of that shit,” Hayden said, slapping her pale hand away. “All the medium shit, crystal balls and this palm stuff. I don’t buy it.” “If you don’t buy it, then what areContinue reading “Part 46 – Crossing the Line”