I submitted this story to The Sun magazine back in 2017 and heard back with one of those polite and thoughtful letters that let one down easy. Here it is again with a few punctuation corrections and a name change for the main character Mack, now Peter. BROODING Peter climbed the stairs to his old … More Brooding

The day is overcast. I felt the muggy, warm air against my face when I opened the slider first thing this morning. It was warmer out than in. I stepped outside. Not like last night. Last night I stepped out naked after dark. After Labor Day the population around here drops by half or more. … More Brooding. It’s a Good Day For it.