He Bought a Lake Cabin in March! At Closing, the Seller Casually Mentioned His Wife’s Cat Had Been There Since November…

mist, dampening the boards beneath Claire’s chair. Luna stayed there anyway, tucked under the hanging sweater because it held the last warm trace of the person who had always come back for her.

By midnight, the porch light flickered twice and went dark.

Luna lifted her head whenever wind rattled the leaves or a branch tapped the  roof. Each sound might continue reading …