Hezekiah was “soul” caretaker at the Mount Airy Cemetery. He liked to call himself “the keeper of the bones.”
While he prided himself in the lush, green grass and carefully groomed rows, it was the unmarked grave in Row 38 that had given him the greatest amount of personal satisfaction.
Susan Gale Wickes enjoys writing and daydreaming about where it might lead.
“He woulda loved this.”
“Ralphie?”
“Yeah. Y’know, sneakin’ around at night… Diggin’ a hole in the dark… Then back into town before the bars close.”
“Heh.”
“Ralphie loved this kinda stuff.”
“Yeah.”
“Okay, it’s deep enough now. You grab his ankles; I’ll take his shoulders. Careful.”
“Rest in peace, Ralphie.”
Daniel Mkiwa is a writer. He lives in the Los Angeles area. Check out his writing blog at http://www.mkiwa.com.