Thirteen Paths

<p>Which path will you take...?<br>Leaves crunch underfoot on an overgrown cemetery lane.<br>Shiny new asphalt paves the road to that neighborhood you never noticed before.<br>Fairy lights beckon you to leave the safety of the bog trail.<br>Dirt road dust kicks up in your headlights obscuring what you just thought you saw.<br>The dark silence in the tunnel holds secrets you'd rather not know.<br>The walk in front of your house cracks from the strain of what grows beneath.<br>Three authors. Thirteen stories.<br>Even the most familiar paths look different on Halloween.</p>