Uncle Vampire
“Little things can make a big difference. Life is full of close calls where you almost got killed but you left the house one minute later so the car that would’ve hit you missed you instead. Or the shots fired at random chose another innocent victim.
The TV wasn’t working, and the house was too quiet. We were trapped at the dinner table like shipwreck survivors, clinging to a raft while the sun burned our bones.
Papa tried to make the TV work, but it was finished.
Uncle Toddy said, “It’s been ac...ting flaky.”
Papa kept twirling knobs and pushing buttons. “Maybe there’s a problem with the remote,” he said, prying open the wand. The batteries fell out.
Mama said, “Bill, come eat your dinner.”
“Do you mind? I want to see the news. I’ve got news for you, people: There’s a world out there.”
Papa had had too many drinks before dinner. He crouched down and examined the back of the set.
“Don’t mess around with that,” Uncle Toddy said. “It says right on it—”MoreLess
The TV wasn’t working, and the house was too quiet. We were trapped at the dinner table like shipwreck survivors, clinging to a raft while the sun burned our bones.
Papa tried to make the TV work, but it was finished.
Uncle Toddy said, “It’s been ac...ting flaky.”
Papa kept twirling knobs and pushing buttons. “Maybe there’s a problem with the remote,” he said, prying open the wand. The batteries fell out.
Mama said, “Bill, come eat your dinner.”
“Do you mind? I want to see the news. I’ve got news for you, people: There’s a world out there.”
Papa had had too many drinks before dinner. He crouched down and examined the back of the set.
“Don’t mess around with that,” Uncle Toddy said. “It says right on it—”MoreLess
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