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The Orange Thing on the Table

October 29, 2026

She came in this afternoon carrying a paper bag with something heavy and round in the bottom of it, and I want it understood that I was there for the whole thing — the bag set down, the rustling, the moment she reached in and produced it and set it in the middle of the … Read more

Categories Diary, Investigations, Territorial Disputes Tags autumn, investigation, kitchen table, pumpkin, unreliable narrator, wounded pride Leave a comment

The Silver Needle

October 10, 2026

She sat down at the kitchen table tonight with a coat across her lap, a small plastic box I have never seen before, and a spool of black thread, and I understood immediately that something was wrong with the coat and she intended to fix it with a weapon. I want to describe the weapon … Read more

Categories Diary, Investigations, The Humans Tags fixation, kitchen table, needle, sewing, unreliable narrator, vigilance Leave a comment

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