Pseudopod 237: Lights
Show Notes
Music in the promo is “The Gift” by Joe Mieczkowski. Music by Music Alley.
Lights
by Jack Westlake
The city’s shadows deepen, darken. The sky turns a thicker shade of grey, and then to black. The moon glows behind a cloud. I rest my head on the windowsill. Far away, two cats fight. A distant gunshot like a clapping of hands makes me snap my head up. I’m still not used to this.
And that’s when I notice the light on the other tower block.
My eyes widen. I stare. A red light blinks on, blinks off. Blinks on, blinks off. I wonder what it is. This new thing – this variation in my evening – hypnotizes me.
I watch it for hours. Blinking on, blinking off, over and over.
About the Author
Jack Westlake
Jack Westlake is a writer of dark fiction, which has appeared in Black Static, BFS Horizons, previously on PseudoPod, and elsewhere. He lives in the U.K., and is currently working on a novel.
His work has appeared in print and online, details of which can be found on his Bibliography page.
About the Narrator
Barry J. Northern
Barry J. Northern is a long time friend and contributor of Escape Artists. He created the show, Cast of Wonders, before it became part of the EA family, ran the Cast Macabre podcast, which now only exists in internet history, and wrote the Pseudopod episode ‘Corvus Curse’.
