Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Winter

 

He hated the fall time change. Hated that for four months of the year, he did chores in the dark before work and chores in the dark after work.

Every night it seemed to get darker sooner, and his mood was as black as 6:30pm in December.

He caught the shadows out of the corner of his eye while walking to the barn. Probably just coyotes at the edge of the forest.

Leaving the barn, the shadows were larger and closer, and he found himself running back to the house.

He slammed the door behind him, gasping and hating winter.

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