The Hiding Place

by C.J. Tudor

Brendan is Irish. That means he has any number of sayings for any given situation. Most

Unless you are in a band or an American surfer, do not use the term “man.” It makes you look like a dick, as does a ponytail with a receding hairline—you’re not fooling anyone.

There were two child seats in the back and a sign in the rear window: LITTLE MONSTERS ON BOARD.

The joy of picking on those weaker was something that was passed down through the generations, like a classic heirloom, or hemophilia.

It took me a moment to realize what it reminded me of. The look of ecstasy, the glow of the miner’s light illuminating his features. And then I got it. It reminded me of that scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where the Nazis are staring into the Ark…just before all the demons pour out and their faces start melting right off their skulls.