Beasties by Caitlyn Hartman
She blinked. The little voice pulled her from her thoughts -- pulled her back into the moment. She had been staring at a bottle of wine for three minutes. Lost. With a tilt of her head, she glanced down at a little boy to her side. There was a pellet gun slung over his shoulder.
“Excuse me?”
“There’s a beast in your woods. I saw it. Last summer. Me and Tom.”
“Who are you, kid?”
He looked insulted. “I’m your neighbor, duh. ‘Cross the street.”
“How do you know there’s a ‘beast’ in my woods?”
“I told you. I saw it last summer with Tom.”
Her migraine was rousing its ugly head.
“Okay. What were you doing in my woods last summer with Tom?”
“Hunting rabbits.”
She sighed. “You didn’t see the ‘no hunting’ signs, kid?”
“My name’s not ‘kid.’ It’s Colton.”
“Okay, Colton. Don’t hunt rabbits in my woods anymore, okay?”
She swiped a bottle of pinot noir from the shelf and cradled it under her arm. Th...
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“Excuse me?”
“There’s a beast in your woods. I saw it. Last summer. Me and Tom.”
“Who are you, kid?”
He looked insulted. “I’m your neighbor, duh. ‘Cross the street.”
“How do you know there’s a ‘beast’ in my woods?”
“I told you. I saw it last summer with Tom.”
Her migraine was rousing its ugly head.
“Okay. What were you doing in my woods last summer with Tom?”
“Hunting rabbits.”
She sighed. “You didn’t see the ‘no hunting’ signs, kid?”
“My name’s not ‘kid.’ It’s Colton.”
“Okay, Colton. Don’t hunt rabbits in my woods anymore, okay?”
She swiped a bottle of pinot noir from the shelf and cradled it under her arm. Th...
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Summary: A woman encounters a young neighbor claiming to have seen a beast in her woods. Struggling with inso...
Review: This story weaves a complex narrative of loss, addiction, and isolation, capturing the protagonist's...
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