That, Shana knew even then, had been a long time coming, but the realization did not hit Nessie - and still had not reached her, even now. But it was clear that their mother didn’t want to be a part of their lives anymore. Mom became a big question mark stuck in their cheeks like a fishhook. They feared Mom had been taken and hurt, but eventually security cameras from the Giant Eagle showed that nobody kidnapped her she strolled out the automatic doors like nothing was wrong and then walked out of their lives for good. The four of them went to the grocery store, and only three of them came back. They’d just lost their mother - lost her in a very literal way. First time Nessie ran away, that made sense. Again the thought: Nessie ran away again. So she knew Nessie wasn’t in the kitchen. She wasn’t sure where the hell else Nessie could be - Shana had been up for an hour already, making their lunches, finishing the laundry, putting the trash and recycling together so she could haul it up the long driveway for tomorrow’s pickup. Honestly, after Nessie had stayed up late last night to watch the comet through Dad’s s-y telescope, Shana figured the younger girl would still be in bed, snoring up little earthquakes. Stonekettle Radio Show, 970AM WBRG, Pittsburgh Shana stood there looking at her little sister’s empty bed, and her first thought was: Nessie ran away again. You’re listening to Tom Stonekettle of Stonekettle Radio, 970 BRG. The last three Great Comets were Lovejoy in 2011, McNaught in 2007, and the famous-or infamous?-Hale-Bopp in 1997, which of course spawned the Heaven’s Gate cult, whose members committed mass suicide in the belief it would allow them to hitch a ride with an extraterrestrial spaceship following that comet.

THE FIRST SLEEPWALKER Last night’s amateur astronomers got a treat in the form of clear skies, a new moon, and Comet Sakamoto. First Chapter, First Paragraph Wanderers by Chuck wendig First Chapter, First Paragraph

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