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She Sees the Light

March 29, 2022 7 Comments

By David Henson

He snorts, scratches, bumps lips with her and turns onto his side. That night she awakens and sees a spot of light on the ceiling. She finds the beam is coming from him. When she rolls him onto his back, light streaming from his ears and nostrils bathes his pajama shirt and pillow in a golden sheen. Has she been living with an alien all these long years? Has a doppelgänger from another dimension taken his place? Maybe he’s dying, soul leaking away. She shakes him. He opens his eyes. The light goes out.

Yet another reason to prefer him asleep.

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  1. Joan Reed says

    March 29, 2022 at 7:16 am

    Ha ha!

    Reply
  2. Helen C says

    March 29, 2022 at 7:44 am

    Very clever and funny.

    Reply
  3. Roy Dorman says

    March 29, 2022 at 9:35 am

    Good one, David! 🙂

    Reply
  4. David Henson says

    March 29, 2022 at 4:30 pm

    Joan, Helen and Roy, Thanks for commenting!

    Reply
  5. A.M. McKnight says

    March 30, 2022 at 6:10 pm

    Ouch! ? Good one.

    Reply
    • David Henson says

      March 31, 2022 at 9:22 am

      Thanks for commenting!

      Reply
  6. Deanna Salser says

    April 29, 2022 at 12:31 pm

    Huh.

    Reply

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