The Pantheon

Time is weird. It flows, but when you plunge your hand into the current, you change something about its direction.

What? A number as a title? Look at that.

Anyways, this was crafted in the depths of covid, and was just sitting there, waiting to be finished. So here it is.

We're back, and we're weird! Forewarning, this is a bit more gruesome than our usual fare. Not that much, since I've deliberately blurred the language, but it's still there.

Written, once again, by a dream I had.

I feel abused. I am less abused than most people in the world, probably. But I am still abused. A lot. Things like this come about because of that. 

There is an e…

The worst part about mental demons is that they basically zombies. Except you can't headshot them. They just get back up again and again and again. The hope is, eventually there's just so little of t…

A lament for a cruelty brought upon ourselves, by ourselves.

Power, unfortunately, is a reality. A gun is a gun. Blood is blood. When power is not distracted by the ghosts and gods of our creation, it…

I hate this. Too long. 

Also, it's probably not true. Bleh. 

This is just a personal grudge of mine. 

You must always act with hope. Even when you cannot see it, you must act like it is there. Otherwise, how can things change? How can things get better? 

You wil…

I promise I'll finish this mini -series. I promise. It's more important to me than the other ones. 

Anyways, a person is here. By some accounts, this person shouldn't exist. Or doesn't exist. Or will …

Do you know the prisoner's dilemma? Well, this is the jailer's dilemma. Not even vaguely related. 

Anyways, this story calls back to the Sisket, an old antagonist of this series. Basically, well, they…

55 reports came before this. What were they about? Oooh, spooky!

Anyways, as the title, release date, and length imply, this is just a little addendum to Boring Summer Day. Perhaps the summer turned o…

It's not summer, yet. Curiously, it's not summer anywhere on the planet. It kind of feels like summer here, but then, well, we get these nice seven month summers that come along and suck the water fr…

Lemons.

I know. I already talked about apples. But trust me; they're very different fruits. It's like comparing apples and oranges. Or apples and lemons.

This story is about lemons. This summary is abo…

Under what circumstances could you claim a life? What about a friend's life?

How stupid does a person have to be for the evil caused by their stupidity to demand their death? Is there a point? 

I dunno…

"Whom do you trust? Do you trust yourself? You usually should. Your family? That's more iffy. Friends? Depends on if they owe you money. My narrators? Definitely. You should always trust them. They a…

Ah, chains. There are many types we are wrapped in. Most of them are bad. Most of them were not placed on us by ourselves. Some of them were. This is often one of them. 

Beware where you turn, for it's just down the road.

What are we bewaring?

Do you specifically need to beware it? 

Oh no, now we're back to the point of disbelief. 

Oh no. 

Implying, of course, that there was something to remember to begin with.

Some things...

Many  things are better left forgotten. 

Is what I would say, if some of these things are real. Good news! The tr…

This is...

I tried to...

I think I did it well.

Where was I going?

I love how charismatic this guy is. Oh, how beautiful evil can seem. Oh, how easy it is to give up.

Very few people out there ever think they're doing the wrong thing. But we have to look around ourse…