I saw this on the archive, but I didn't read it until I saw the feedback on the boards.
Edna P. Weber had not seen her grandson in years, but she kept five photos of the boy on her mantle and three in her wallet and seventeen on her refrigerator.
Nice description.
1994! That was almost ancient! In fact, Josh *would* have considered it ancient, had that not been the year he’d been born. Ten years old. No wonder the goo stuff had solidified.
I love how well you write 10-year-old boy.
BTW, it's my theory that spacerat goo is like the drugs that don't weaken after expiration, but instead get stronger as the water evaporates. It's a good thing he diluted it or Granny could have been stuck like that until the police had to gun her down.
Elisabeth
