I don’t know how long I have been in this cold and dark and rain. I walk a flat grid of streets, which recede into the four directions, but direction does not matter here. Sidewalks line the streets, but only the poles of dim streetlights are there. Buildings stand behind the sidewalks, and are all alike, six stories high, made of dark brick, and shut tight. The upper stories have windows, but they are dark, closed, and there is no way up. There are some doors, but closed, locked. Doors are...

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IMPASSE AND EXIT

By Dennis Dibben aka Lazarus Short

It is not having been in the Dark House, but having left it that matters. Theodore Roosevelt

When I began the following story, I thought that it was all about walking and finding a way out, but now I know it is, even more, about water, the kind described to the woman at the well. This story is based on a series of dreams, which have occurred over most of my life. The first scene, set in a place much...

Lazarus Short

...I tried a long time ago to set up a blog, and it did not seem to work. Now, I wander in here, and there it is! Now I can post my literary output, and hopefully, no jokes in wheelchairs...
Stay tuned.

Lazarus Short