* * *
I thought I had the scare of a lifetime when I found the dead man hanging from a noose deep in the forest.

Then it started following me by swinging from tree to tree.

* * *
All my life, my mother has said it was an accident and not to blame myself for drowning my little brother in the bath tub while we were playing.

I don’t remember what happened, but he says she’s a liar and she’s the one who held his head underwater.

* * *
“Genie, I wish there was enough food on this Earth that no one ever had to go hungry.”

“Granted,” he replied with a laugh, but nothing changed.

* * *
“Dad, why did mum have to die when I was born?” my daughter asked at bedtime tonight.

“Because you’re special,” I replied, stroking her horns.

* * *
“Come, on in,” I cheerily invited my guests as I swung open my front door.

“Chill, Harry, it’s just the wind,” the taller one said to the shorter one as he stepped inside.