“You rented The Thing?” Nathan asked Jane. “A horror movie? After everything that’s happened here?” “Don’t be such a baby,” she teased....

Nathan and Jane shared one class. History with Mr. Hays, who was nice but dry. Usually, they spent the class passing notes back and forth...

Nathan woke up. His usual morning routine passed without incident. He showered. Brushed his teeth. Got dressed. Ate a blueberry Pop-Tart...

The light emanated from somewhere deep in the trees. Its allure and amber hue were so entrancing that Nathan nearly missed a sight that,...

Nathan stared out the kitchen window sipping a glass of water. He couldn’t sleep. Three days had passed since Susan Carpenter appeared...

“Thank you for the mixtape,” Jane said, wrapping her arms around Nathan’s neck and pecking his cheek. “Did you put that one Chicago song...

LOCAL GIRL FOUND AFTER 15 YEARS MISSING A teenage girl who has been missing since 1968 was found and reunited with her parents two days...

The girl was gone now. Nathan, recognizing he was in over his head and lacking the ability and ambition to ask her any more questions,...

The girl’s face projected a serene calm. She played record with Archie like she had always known him and Nathan and had hung out at their...

Nathan knew the woods and loved them when he was Archie’s age. That was when his family bought the old farmhouse and moved here. This was...

“Who is still there?” The girl ignored Nathan’s question and sat on her knees and searched through his records. He studied her soft...

The girl stood at the edge of the woods about a hundred yards from the back door. She wore no coat or hat. A hoodie and pair of jeans was...

Nathan wasn’t sure what pissed him off more. The gloomy, snowy January day meant no school and this was usually good news, but his...

Autumn has arrived. A subtle chill has crept into the air. The acorns are diving into our pool, reminding us we need to close it. Pumpkin...

Confess, Fletch (2022) Jon Hamm: Irwin M. "Fletch" Fletcher Marcia Gay Harden: The Countess Kyle MacLachlan: Horan Lorenza Izzo: Angela...

I don't blog much anymore. My very first post on my old Upstream of Consciousness blog simply shared some random thoughts on my 43rd...

Ever since the release of Kilroy Was Here in 2017 I have been working on a sequel. Then, one day, while on a flight for work, I got an...

WORK FROM HOME, DAYS 30 & 31 I stand at the bathroom mirror staring at my reflection as if I were waiting to transform into a werewolf...

WORK FROM HOME, DAY 29 Whatever is on the other side of this door pounds on the door again causing me to scream out and stumble backward....

WORK FROM HOME, DAY 28 The first night with Sandy gone was uneventful. Two sleeping pills saw to that. This has left me nearly...