The Detached

“There are no such things as ghosts,” said Aunt Isabel in a straightforward, definitive statement. “Do you understand, Celestina?” asked the aunt. Celestina, a girl of ten, nodded her head. “But what about Daldal’s story about the Detached?” she asked. Daldal is Aunt Isabel’s lady’s maid, and lives in a bungalow outside of Isabel’s plantation……

Hurricane

A low-pressure system develops, Fed by unnaturally warm seas. The hurricane intensifies And the Florida Keys wait. Where is landfall? The weather models predict, But with margin of error. All we can do is wait. Windows are boarded up, And supplies are at the ready. We’re hunkered down and anxious. It’s scary to sit here……