My Five Year Old Asked About A Man Who Visits At Night And I Set Up A Camera

for a while in the quiet, the specific quiet of a house with one sleeping child, which has a quality distinct from any other quiet. I stood there and let the last few days settle around me like sediment in water going still.

Then I called Benjamin.

He answered after two rings, and I told him, without preamble, that there were conditions. Daytime only.continue reading …