Hall Jameson — The Monarch Review

Overhaul – Hall Jameson

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 13:36 — 0 Comments

There were kittens in the barn next-door, black and white and tiger-striped. Amber watched from the kitchen of Horace’s and Imogen’s house as their neighbor, Mr. Veazie, emerged from the barn with a lumpy burlap sack, the mother cat following close behind. He tossed the sack into the stream, adjusted his tie, straightened his hat, and kept walking towards Main Street. Amber sprinted to the water’s edge, ignoring Imogen slipper-shuffling towards her with a tray of oatmeal cookies. She splashed through the brown water, retrieved the sack, and dumped the kittens out. One lay completely still on the soggy bank, […]