COMING HOME TO…???

FOR ALL NARROWS HIGH GRADUATES…

( FROM WAY BACK WHEN…TILL NOW )

          I see this great website ( alumz.com ) as a tool to pass along some vital information to all Narrows High grads who, soon after completing their education within the hallowed halls of that venerable institute, left this area for various reasons, mainly to pursue their professions and chosen careers which could not be realized locally.
          Many of you return for visits quite often, perhaps annually. However, others live at great distances which means, with the god-awful cost of fuel in this age, they get back only occasionally to the town of their alma-mater.
          These good people deserve to be made aware of some dramatic changes Narrows has experienced since their departure, many moons ago, from this place of their formative childhood years. Details will be revealed here and now…with one stipulation. This is sensitive data, and I can’t stress too greatly the need for silence.
          I earnestly beseech the reader to remain mute about what his eyes perceive in the following paragraphs. Don’t mention this to anyone, not even your immediate family, or lifelong friends. This news might fall short of being a “national security matter,” but just barely. So once again, please remain tight-lipped when in the presence of “blabbermouths” ( which are found in great numbers among family…and close friends ).
Now then, I’ve remained in this neck-of-the-woods for my entire life. While I won’t admit to being a snoop or nosy type human, I will say that in these past 77 years very little has happened in Narrows that has escaped my attention.
          It’s a fact that I can hear a whispered conversation 31 booths distant from mine while dining in a restaurant. But being blessed with an acute sense of hearing surely doesn’t make me an eavesdropper. Please understand…I’m merely curious. But enough, on to the matter that will surely be beneficial to out-of-town Narrows grads when they return to the place of their schooling. And remember…mum is the word!
          Narrows, during these past 5 decades, has become a “window,” an eerie entranceway where inter-dimensional “creatures” enter into our plane of existence. Their points of origin are unknown, but once here these “anomalies” wreak havoc with our frail human minds. These entities, usually wrapped in a cloak of invisibility, are eternally hollerin'’" Boo” at me at the most unexpected moments. Quite un-nerving, makes me jump right outta’my hide ( which, quite naturally, requires a trip to the hospital for a “sewing job.” ).
          And then we have another puzzling phenomena using this strange “portal” to come callin’ on us…beings from a parallel universe. These types remain visible mostly, and some even resemble us. Others have an angelic aura about them, and yet others are the darkest nightmares from the netherworld. They’re like the most beastial gargoyles your mind can conjure up, horrific critters beyond your wildest imagination. Only 3 of these “gateways” are known to exist on this mudball we call earth, with Narrows having the heaviest volume of these “unexplaineds.”
          Listen at me folks, the supernatural doesn’t deal with singularities. The supernatural always comes as pairs…doubles if you will. Take one, ya’ get two. Dark as opposed to light. Good versus bad. An angelic halo in contrast to cloven hooves, forked tails and horns protruding from a forehead spawned in Hell. We don’t have the option of one…brace yerself fer two!
          Please note the absence of words like ghosts, spooks, ghouls and spirits, etc. Those provoke inconsolable terror and launch an onslaught of the macabre that no puny human can long endure. I have several relatives with vast real-estate holdings in Narrows. Can you imagine what would happen if the news leaked that Narz was a “haunted town”? ( the correct pronunciation is “hainted town.” There are no HAUNTED HOUSES in town…but I can vouch for 38 HAINTED HOUSES in town ) At least 3 of ‘em served as funeral parlors in olden days. It should be self explanatory why this trio of structures are wall-to-wall in HAINTS!
          To repeat once more, please don’t mention a word about this matter. Man, my kinfolk would lose their britches, along with all the HAINTED HOUSES they own! Their vast holdings, combined, wouldn’t fetch 75 cents on the market! Ya’ can’t give these types estates away!
          I wish to console the worried minds that some Narz grads, after hearing this news, might have about their next visit to Narrows. Be assured, I still mosey around town every day, always with memo-pad and cheap ballpoint in my pocket. People, I take notes! I will keep each of you informed about the current conditions in Narrows, be they natural or un-natural. Are things calm…or is a red alert in effect? Keep your attention focused on this website…know where the “safehouses” are in town. And the type to shun when next you visit!
          More helpful tidbits will appear here as conditions dictate. I’ll keep a close vigil on this other-wordly “window” in Narrows , where around-the-clock activity is commonplace.
          I’ll keep y”all informed about who…or WHAT is departing here at the “portal.” More importantly, who…or WHAT is arriving…

The End

M.L. Wilkinson

June, 2008