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Yesterday’s paper came just before 7:15 AM. I was already awake, even out on the porch when they dropped it off. I checked the clock, because it seemed like they came early. And they definitely did, for where I live, anyways. It was freezing and I had on a jacket I got for my 50th birthday.  I said “Hi” to the paperboy, but he didn’t look me in the eye. I figured he didn’t hear me or maybe that he didn't have the energy for a response. It was a young man this time, contrasti

"You cannot find it Lost in the starlight-- Gone off Jupiter Hill No, You must know, There is No Sun in Eldeaux” - Elizabeth Eloi Chapter 1 The ticking of the clock drove James near insane. It was an old thing, a relic of his father’s father. It was kept well but the strain of time was obvious on it. The glass cover was clouded, the wood cracked, and the hands crooked. James should’ve learned to drown it out by now, and for the most part he did, it only ever disturbed James