The no-parking signs no longer stood sentinel against cars. With the incoming tide and the rising of the water level up to a good three feet in the former parking lot, they had become anchor points for people to tie their canoes up against. It was one of the benefits of living in a former city, everybody agreed--the sheer prevalence of signs for ( Read more... )

Who hunts in the middle of a crowd, without being seen? There are a lot of answers to that question, but it boils down to "someone in the service industry." Taxi driver, waiter, secretary, hairdresser...all the service industries, or servants before there *were* real service industry workers. It's an easy way to figure out where I should aim my ( Read more... )

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Insomnia can be a serious problem when you've got an alien parasite living in your head. For one thing, consciousness or semi-consciousness allows a kind of access that the dreaming mind blocks out. Sure, once you accept a parasite, you're going to have weird dreams. It's kind of how they communicate. You’ll have weird dreams and strange impulses ( Read more... )

"Woman, you are a genius! Sriracha caramel apples? We won't be able to keep these in stock, they'll sell out so fast! Even some of the hipster humans may decide to make these popular. They don't taste half-bad, my roommate assures me. Of course, she makes a point of eating Thai once a week--and don't give me that look! Thai food, not Thai humans! ( Read more... )

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The clouds they came a-rushing in, she remembered that much. But no rain. That was the uncanny thing about them. All week, for a full week, storm clouds rushed past overhead, above the city. It was so dark that people took to carrying lanterns with them as they went about their days and all the houses burned candles all day long, but there was no ( Read more... )

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