First Stories

Henry, a 14 year-old boy, learns the true meaning of trick-or-treating from a busty neighborhood woman. The only thing scary about the encounter is how much he enjoys it.

Psychologists tell us that memory can be triggered by sensory input. I like many, accepted that fact without much thought. We can all recall times when some sight, sound, smell or taste would remind us of something from our past. Over a month ago it happened to me but unlike previous occurrences, a whole series of memories were triggered leaving me stunned, shaking, aching in my heart for what had once been but would never be again.