Where He Can't Find You

by Darcy Coates

deeper between the shelves, where the old tube lights struggled to reach.

Clocks wind back Windows crack Signals fall Motors stall Long red thread Someone’s dead * * * Rule #2: Red thread means a stitcher victim is close by.

Hide, hide Stay inside Windows blocked Doors all locked Hide, hide Stay inside Footsteps near Stitcher’s here

Keep your house locked up tight, or the Stitcher will come for you.