{"id":3960,"date":"2021-05-15T07:54:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T07:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2021-06-09T16:26:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T16:26:12","slug":"tales-from-the-town-5-there-is-no-such-thing-as-ghosts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2021\/05\/15\/tales-from-the-town-5-there-is-no-such-thing-as-ghosts\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales From The Town #5: There Is No Such Thing As Ghosts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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They were hiding in the long grass in the hollow, watching the world go by. They could see out but no one could see in. Not even the dogs.<\/p>\n

\u201cHana told Mum that Oya went to the ruins and Anna was there reading a book and there was a ghost there watching her and Anna wasn\u2019t even scared at all,\u201d Ethel said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no such thing as ghosts,\u201d Claire said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is,\u201d Ethel insisted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere isn\u2019t,\u201d Claire said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat about Lucas?\u201d Ethel said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not a ghost,\u201d Claire said. \u201cHe\u2019s a reflection.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the past!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s still not a ghost.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat about Lucy?\u201d Tina asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s not a ghost either,\u201d Claire said. \u201cShe\u2019s a memory.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s what a ghost is<\/em>!\u201d Tina said. \u201cA memory of yourself that never fades away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Lucy\u2019s not her<\/em> memory. She\u2019s ours<\/em>,\u201d Claire said. \u201cWe\u2019re not allowed to forget her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe still sounds like a ghost to me,\u201d Tina said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s not a ghost at all<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat about David?\u201d Daniel asked, pointing to lonely figure moving glacially along the horizon line. His beard followed along behind him like a trail of smoke.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not a ghost. He\u2019s a ghoul<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

__________<\/p>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n

1. Written between the 1st and 3rd of May, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n__________<\/br>

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