My Grandfather Clock Was Ticking On The Wall

May 12, 2012 - I have to have silence in my home, and always hear the ticking of clocks. When I go to bed, I can't fall asleep unless my window is open and there are at least 2 clocks ticking (I have one grandfather clock and one wall clock upstairs, and three sets of clocks downstairs). I can't stand loud music or people talking, and get very irritated at the sound of people talking loud outside. I have a list of things I dislike, certain words people say, when people talk loud, when there is loud music,...

May 19, 2012 - I have a date with death tonight. This cloudy dark night of June 16th, 1771. The stars shine ever so dimly, suffocating behind the thick black sky. The air is dense and heavy and upon inhalation my very lungs croak and weaken. A wretched stench fills the air on this night. It’s intoxicating smell burrows deep into my soul. But I fear not, for I welcome the scent into my core, for this is the smell of death. I’ve heard stories about death, and how I should not be afraid. First, the...

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