Storm windows play an important part in keeping a home dry. They act as a barrier for your window casing by shielding it from precipitation during storms. Excess moisture in your windows can seep into your walls and into the home’s interior; not good. If you have a damaged or aging storm window here are the steps to fix the problem.
First, take no notice of the problem until you spot a sizable water stain on the ceiling. Hopefully you’ve just poured yourself a nice, hot, cup of coffee. Preferably in the morning, and if possible, the morning after a fun evening out at the pub with friends; the worse the hangover the better in this situation.
Make sure to take note of the issue, but don’t act. Enjoy that cup of coffee. Still plenty of time in the day to get that work done, even if it is Mother’s Day.
Forget all about it.
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Categories: Non-Fiction, Short Story.
A door stands before you, my child; a door like every other. But do not be fooled. Behind that door lies what is next. Beyond that wood and brass is everything.
To open it you must be brave, or cowardly, and what awaits you, dear one, does not dwell on the fore. It cares not and will find you unprepared. Behind that door is an unending din of labor and heartache, wonder and horror, joy and silence.
But do not despair, love, for you cannot choose. The door must open and open it will. Your only true path is through.
Categories: Short Story.
Kneeling under the old, lone oak. Rain pounding mere feet away. I’m dry, except for all the blood.
I have had great times playing here. It is our fort, my brother’s and mine; it is our everything. The oak is tall and crooked. It is an old man standing proud against time. I love the way the light bounces from its leaves, making the world crisp and green. They let me stroke my dying brother’s face without getting soaked to the bone.
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Categories: Fiction, Short Story.
Tags: birds, flashfiction, old lone oak, trees
I don’t know what I was thinking. I definitely knew what it meant (I have it on this site) and I knew it was popular. Even still, somehow RSS passed me by. It’s amazing. I’m currently exclusively using it for my webcomic addiction and it’s just wonderful. Google Reader is my new best friend!
Categories: Thoughts.
Disclaimer: I am not a professional critic nor am I a professional writer, I am an amateur at best. I do not intend to make deep analysis as to the quality of the work as I do not finish works I do not “like”. Therefore, consider this review (personal synopsis) highly biased in favor of the work’s positive points. I will attempt to make this as spoiler-free as possible.
Under the Dome catalogs a small New England town’s reaction to being put under a dome (literally), finding themselves unable to escape. There’s love, there’s hate, there’s political intrigue. And I have to say it’s quite interesting to see a town go to hell in less than a week.
Stephen King’s stand alone novels are usually fairly easy to summarize: He spends half the book telling us about the main character; something exciting/tragic/humorous happens to said character; the character reacts to this event; then it’s over. They’re obviously written with more finesse, but by and large it’s his standard sequence. Under the Dome breaks Stephen’s mold.
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Categories: Review.
Tags: Review, Stephen King, Under the Dome