Dan Mooney

I remember when you weren’t afraid of your own shadow. It’s just outside, feel the fear, do it regardless.

Denis was confident that if it did rain, the deluge would fall more or less directly on top of him alone, like some kind of sad cartoon character.

he could almost feel his soul shrivel up inside him.

People are idiots.”

“Agreed. But we persevere.”

Nothing to be afraid of,’ he told himself. ‘It’s just outside.’

The words were supposed to be a comfort to him, but a small voice in the back of his head quietly reminded him that they were a lie.

unfortunate need to grocery shop arose

nook and cranny

flinches at the thought of

to shake with glee

Plasterer threatened to cause another scene, but this time Denis had asserted himself and the pugnacious clown had backed down.