The Devil Crept In

by Ania Ahlborn

Can find, among their burning terms of love None so devotional as that of “Mother.” —Edgar Allan Poe

Bejesus. He liked that word. He couldn’t help the smile that crawled across his face.

good news just needs to be good news. Sometimes, asking questions only dulls the shine.

Having answers meant knowing what you could have done to prevent those awful things from happening.

Onward and upward. For better or for worse. Happiness and hope. Everything would turn out fine.

“The answer to the question isn’t always obvious, Mr. Clark. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but sometimes a straight line isn’t the quickest way.”