[ new moon ]

I awoke suddenly in the middle of the night and through hazy vision saw a plump, shiny spider about the size of a basket ball trickling down towards me. I squeal, jump off the futon mattress and turn on the light. There is nothing there. The sleep delirium subsides and I think wow, I really just did that.

Often enough when I'm up in the wee hours of the night with the windows open, I hear random bolts of laughter from outside.