The Distant Threshold
The fire started in the basement. You hear it before you see it. A low, wet crackle. Like a bone snapping. Then the smell. Acrid. Sweet. The scent of burning insulation. You are seven. You are in the kitchen. Your brother, Julian, is at the table. He is eating cereal. He does not look up. "Julian," you say. He chews. Swallows. "What." "Something is burning." He looks at you. His eyes are dark....
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