Michele Feltman Strider on Nostr: Tired and curious you decide to try your luck at the house. You climb the broken ...

Tired and curious you decide to try your luck at the house.

You climb the broken steps and pick your way across the rotting boards. There is a heavy brass knocker hung from the center of the door. You lift the thick ring and let it fall with a satisfying thud. Instantly, you hear footsteps.

A bent figure welcomes you -- too warmly -- and invites you into her doily-draped parlor. On the tarnished silver tray is a cup, maybe tea. And a plate, maybe a cookie. She insists you eat.

Do you?