New London Masquerade

down on the ledge an

was gone for good,

agic had been huntin

a belt around his waist-allowing for added bulk to flex freely. The full m

rst appeared before him after dying-when she had beckoned him to enter her sarcophagus as the other m

s the high hills of town, where the two scents fled. He ran free through

l fours he found himse

-it was consciousnes

it was his true form-

ld cast behind his intellectual musings. He w

rospered, for he was the aggressor for once-he

tirely to his animal mind. In some cases, he did not snap out of it f

to remember what it was like to have empathy a

loved being predator so much-why the adventu

cus on writing his poetry and songs-playing g

te enough of the steady drip of his solely ce

me and howl at the lunar altar--altering his ph

een human and Wulf a

under shadows-and in the mornings after--he

e lights fanning out over the horizon-and he t

city limits. Sometimes he felt it was as if his powers waned by certain degrees--in concentri

him out of New London-because he knew that

away with this-and he knew from experience t

and he cursed himself for not acting sooner, for they had likely now

to human form, using all of his concentration-and from out of his hip

he tried two thumbs-and with a turn of good l

e felt like the sta

the old bearded dr

Is that old Motel Par

ing all night if you w

for hitch-hikers? R

yself, " he said with

I'm sure you've go

. World's full of cr

started. Some days I

doubt about that. We

eeling that people are

out of touch with ou

hat. Body clock coul

gh, the world is losin

core is quickening-

ith getting older-time

like blinks of an eye

e road, son? You str

of, chasing my girl.

suing, but don't beat

e that. She's trying

hey all say. Why wa

school sweetheart.

lize there are othe

elieve me. There

fell silent--wat

-so sick of

t to think, "

id than do

I do it al

ever worr

ed. "I t

It's wort

hers you

how I got to loving

e losses-then less wi

o futures-and neither

ind out about each ot

lready-but I think

upset to find out tha

mean, she would litera

Devin just rubbed his

die for love. All's fair. Plus, she sounds a bit jealous, from my sen

ne thing led to another. It was too late to turn back, once our emotio

-you have to tell me everything-she loves to

a bit-since he never really had another guy to confide in, besides Blake. But Blake was just like a blank slate from all the booze-and you could

were blathering on-but then after awhile you cou

Just don't say I didn't warn you ... because it's a bit of a nail-biter

truck stop. The old man swung in to refu

a couple had come through here. They said someone stopped for gas about an hour ago. They s

l he could do was pray

's more to this story

dly gent if it could be avoided. He was not hungry or feeling the tug

en sparing you some of

in, son? Are you in

ped ... By my kin-my grandfather. He has gon

Really? You can't s

Cops would just be

? What is he? So

ne. He believes he

e you thinking? H

st anything. I may d

Where was your gi

ll wrapped up in her

e he had a personal investment in the drama. He patted his jacket where

e, " Devin said, holdi

. "The name's Addis

Why are you so quic

aughter long ago-in

t. He was not sure

ng, " Cadence said

kness prevails in a

" Cadence quipped-

get going while the

he Wheels Of Fire at