by Declan Quinn

Blink. Blink. Blink.

This had been my routine for the past 45 minutes. Blink. Repeat. Blink. Repeat. Occasionally I’d cast a glance to my clock, if only to break the monotony. Its soft green glow penetrated the dark much like how cold slowly seeps through the frail bones of the ancients. Slowly, and with a dark foreboding that hints at something more, well, sinister. The blinking digits of the digital face were akin to the winking eyes of some unseen beast, taking refuge in the shadows.

This, however, was not as important as the fact that these demonic numbers read “12:38.” I had lay down to rest nearly three hours ago. Yet sleep did not come. Continue reading →