Had a night with the demons. We lit a fire in the new house and it backed up – damper troubles – filling the house with smoke. The donkeys were braying all night, the wind was howling, ghosts everywhere, and I had dreams of Bedlam Farm, cold winters, dead dogs, people from the past. Better this morning. Ben fixed the fireplace, repaired the shutter, the fences held.
15
October
Demon Night
by Jon Katz