http://slow.writerscafe.org/KSherman The original writings of author Keegan en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776058293 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Months of therapy helped me to believe that the monster wasn't real, that I had made it up.  Acute stress reaction.  Dr. Moser had a name or label for everything. He was particularly experienced with children who had been or witnessed a traumatizing event.  In an attempt to gain my tr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KSherman/1921360/ I was eight when I stopped believing in monsters.  I was eleven when I learned the truth.  It was a blissful three years.You see, it was shortly after my eleventh birthday.  Summer was in full swing, and even the night air was humid and stuffy.  It was cloying really, like if I d.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KSherman/1921306/ Chapter Two of The Monster Within http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KSherman/1918427/ I've never told any of this to anyone before.  I'm not even really sure why I'm telling you.  Maybe because I feel like you can keep a secret.  Maybe because no one would believe you even if you did spill the beans.  One thing is certain, though.  If you do tell, I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KSherman/1918426/ Monsters are born of men, the ugly child of every evil thought man has ever entertained. Our weakness is their strength. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KSherman/1918423/ Nari realized she was cold, sitting alone on the hill in the field.  But she felt it only in the way one feels cold when they think about the North Pole, as if trying to imagine what that must feel like, though you can't really know for sure until you've experienced it for yourself.  This .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KSherman/1917191/ A bedtime story come to life, and gone wrong. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KSherman/1818883/