Anodyne
Sunday, December 02, 2007
 
Snow Ghosts -- from my friend Bruce Serafin's new collection of essays, Stardust:

"Tak said, 'The snow ghosts are gonna come out tonight.' He nodded and took a drink.

Bella, who had a big round nose, said, "What are snow ghosts, Tak?'

'You don't know that? Snow ghosts? They live in the walls of old buildings. Where people have lived and died. Probably lots in this building.'

Harry said, 'Old Arlene died last year just above Amir's shop.'

'Well, then her ghost'll be out tonight. When the snow is falling hard like this, snow ghosts feel at home.'

'Tak, what is this horseshit you're talking about,' Harry said. But Pauline smiled. 'Let him talk. I'm curious. So, Tak, do they do anything when it snows?'

'Sure they do. They go out on the street. They move in the air. They go by the sides of buildings, down alleys. They go up stairs and fire escapes. They sit on the tops of telephone poles and whisper your name. You can hear them when you walk out in the snow, in the sound of the snow falling.'"
- posted by cjb @ 10:34 AM


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