Blog #2- The Slice O' the Day

Everyone has something that haunts them.  Past loves, clowns, the word "moist," the choices that they made, the choices that they should have made, or going just a little too far at whatever --nobody stands free and clear.

Two nights earlier, Halloween was marked with people dressed as Mr. Evans and wandering through Scary Carrie's. A town that has a year-round haunted house is just asking for trouble.

So it made sense that here at the Foxberry, lives would need to be explained, literally. Four police detectives began canvassing the neighborhood asking people questions about the suspected murder of Mr. Evans.  Some residents didn't bother to answer the door. Some residents were wary but willing to talk with the police. Most tried to ignore the cops as they stood in line at either Big Tony's or Little Teddy's to get the daily 2 for $1.00 slice-o-the-day.  Neither pizza place ran dailies very often, so folks took advantage. Some people were eating pizza from one place while standing in line at the other.

Bootes proved to be one of the more contentious interviews. When the police happened to stop Bootes in the lobby, many passing residents shook their heads, thinking that the police shouldn't step into that game.  Nonetheless, they pressed-on with the interview.  The two cops jumped to the side when Bootes turned and threw a coffee cup, full, in their direction.

Dorothy sat in the park with Mr. Jenkins bravely trying to learn the game of chess, but she mostly wanted to ask about Mr. Evans.  Elwood joined them, just for the company. He absently watched the game, lost in his thoughts. They talked a bit, and then a young man, Shawn, wandered into the park, sat on a bench and began playing his guitar, his case lay open in front of him.  The songs floated-up around the park and reached Jack Stars as he diligently worked on the roof. He hummed along, "...the answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind..."By noon the pool had been drained,  and clean, clear water was filling in. The water sparked in the afternoon sun.

The weather had cleared, the sky was a bright blue and the trees were turning various shades of yellow, orange, and, yes, red.

Individual choices:
Everyone should incorporate some description of either your character or apartment in a way that readers will learn something else, something new, about your personality. Something that in some way haunts your character
Everyone should include one of the main blog details.