"We all met Mr. Cold, a really creepy guy…always made me think of those Men in Black stories.

"Today, I swear I saw him again...but, if it really was him, he hadn’t aged at all."

***

"Does it seem like there’s something…off about him?"

"Yeah, that guy’s totally creepy. Look at that smile."

"I know, June. I’m sorry I don’t visit more, but…you know I got bullied a lot here. And there was all that weirdness."

***

"June? Is it me, or are there a lot of…um…moths out?

"Like…a LOT of moths?

"Oh fuck…it’s…mmph…it’s happening…"

"When you keep living in the same place for a while, your memories can’t help but intrude.

"It’s like being haunted by your own ghost."

***

"I’ll have you know I have become very proficient at putting a frozen lasagna into the oven and retrieving it at the appropriate time."

"You're Aquarian Kazmierczak?"

"Ugh…it’s Ian. Please don’t dignify my latter-day hippie parents’ weird choices."

***

"He has quite the imagination. I just don’t wanna get dragged into his crazy conspiracy stuff.

"Trust me, shortstack, you don’t want to have that kind of weird rub off on you."

"Small, rural towns are fascinating. They seem placid and serene, but secretly, under the veneer, there are often secrets, intrigue…

"And sometimes death."

Lonely - Chapter 1 - Homecoming

Written by Andrew French, creator and writer of Circles and The Pigpen

Art by me!

Coming 2026 from Fenris Publications