Carla Douglas

The Body at the Bottom of the Stairs

Sheila is afraid of the body at the bottom of the stairs. One day, about to open the basement door,

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Derek is Missing

On a Thursday morning when the kids were quite young, Sheila woke to find Derek in the kitchen, finishing

Bone

Photo credit: Theen … on VisualHunt / CC BY-NC-SA He began appearing in different parts of the house. Still

A Drone at the Window

Sheila has feared growing old her entire life. She’d seen her parents’—separately, and years apart—long but steady decline, noticing first

While You Were Gone

For the next three days, Sheila tracked him. It was strangely soothing, watching him move from town to town, staying

L’Appel du Vide

Sheila found herself living alone in Toronto, without a job or close friends, in a bachelor apartment with a futon,

Balance

One difficulty is trying to keep everybody happy. They need meaningful work, but also adequate rest, exercise, and to be