Muddy Shoes
Ethel stood at the tall window with the curtain held back in one hand, watching the street the way she watched it most afternoons.
Ethel stood at the tall window with the curtain held back in one hand, watching the street the way she watched it most afternoons.
A liquid-black, triangular shape hung above the traffic three cars ahead, rippling like melting metal through the air.
Thunder growled outside her window, making Dinah shiver. Silver flashes streaked across her bedroom walls, sneaking through the cracks in the heavy pink drapes.