portents
The Mouth of the Void nearly pulled me in, but I remembered I needed paper towels.
He walked to the center, stopped, and said, "This is where the other me is supposed to be."
I asked, "Is the void fresh-squeezed too?"
She took my dollar and said, "No. It is older than
Probably just water damage. Probably.
"Just in case," he said.
I joked "In case of what? An alien invasion?"
"
He wasn’t sure he believed in time anymore.
I waited for the next one.
Something behind the wall was learning the difference between names and bodies.
The last person who took the briefcase home came back with a different laugh.
I don’t think people are wishing anymore. I think they’re feeding it.
