I went out onto the balcony this morning and saw this on the floor.

kept circling back to the balcony, half-expecting it to suddenly move. The shapes looked organic, almost like something torn from a living body, yet they lay there lifeless, glistening slightly in the morning light. Every new angle only deepened the mystery and the creeping sense that something was very, very off.

Finally, curiosity beat fear. I started continue reading …