The Darkest Secrets Live

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The Darkest Secrets Live
Creepers Thats what they called themselves,
and that would make a good story, Balenger
thought, which explained why he was meeting them
in this godforsaken New Jersey motel in a ghost
town of 17,000 people. Months later, he still
would not be able to tolerate being in rooms with
closed doors. The nostril-widening smell of must
would continue to trigger the memory of screams.
The beam from a flashlight wouldnt fail to make
him sweat.
September 2005

In Places Youre Not Supposed to Be