Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Number 15: The Atmosphere of Hell

It will be called The Atmosphere of Hell. On a mostly blank page before the story begins will be these words:

Reader, did you ever hate? I hope not. I never did but once; and I trust I never shall again. Somebody has called it "the atmosphere of hell"; and I believe it is so.
- Harriet Ann Jacobs


It starts in a hospital or in a car. Well, both really. But at the same time neither. It is a story which I'm afraid is all too familiar, the characters not quite far enough from reality for comfort.



Also, there is a guy drinking coffee three tables from me. Blogging as well. We could talk. But we wont. This makes more sense I suppose.