It's so quiet now.

Hello? Is anyone still there?

[written firmly, but sort of scrawled, as if he were writing with his whole fist.]

NEWS FOR TODAY-

4 DIE AS PLANES COLLIDE.
NUDE WOMAN IN CHURCH;
TRAPPED BY A POODLE; EX-CONVICT SEIZED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO KILL BARKING DOG.
CORRUPT LAWYER STABBED TO DEATH IN UPSCALE HOTEL.
TALK OF ITALY ANNEXING ETHIOPIA.

...
I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY.

[The page is burnt, smeared, and smudged with little bloody prints. The text is written hastily, broad, as if carved into the page.]

fire

Lots of dark news today I'm afraid...

Suicides in High Society and Notoriety Increase.
Spanish Navy in the Port to train.
Three Year Old Jersey Girl Killed by an Auto.
Germans suspected in march to Budapest.

...[inksplot]

Well...

The Hospital band is giving a free concert today? That's good!

Al...? Why was your apartment empty?

Interesting headlines today, folks ( Read more... )

Here goes, I guess... I hope I do this correctly...Extra, extra! Read all about it, please ( Read more... )

I'm sorry, but-

If you don't mind
If you don't already have someone who

If you could spare the
You don't have to, but
I'm sorry to

...

I'll be on the corner of 36th and 11th selling papers. If any one would like them, I'd be very grateful. I'm sorry...

I'm just really hungry and-
You don't have to if you don't want to.

This book has my name in it, but why would a Library book have my name? It feels very wrong to write inside a book on the library. What if I ruin it? I always ruin things. I should give this book back, but it follows me. It makes me nervous. Maybe I can write good things in it ( Read more... )