L.V. Gaudet

On the edge of the last small untouched part of the woods a lone figure stands silently, hunched against the cold in a thin worn jacket,...

She stands in the open doorway looking out at the backyard. “Now where did those boys get to?” She calls again, her voice lilting up in...

She stands in the open doorway looking out at the backyard. “Now where did those boys get to?” She calls again, her voice lilting up in...

Beep Beep Beep. The incessant beeping and growling of construction equipment relentlessly fills the air, driving all the nearby residents...

Beep Beep Beep. The incessant beeping and growling of construction equipment relentlessly fills the air, driving all the nearby residents...

They are being ruthlessly knocked down by the big monstrosities of metal clearing sections of land to make room for more houses.  Day by...

They are being ruthlessly knocked down by the big monstrosities of metal clearing sections of land to make room for more houses.  Day by...

“No!” A swarm of swears bursts through Kevin’s mind, but he checks himself. Mom would lose it on him, especially swearing in front of his...

“No!” A swarm of swears bursts through Kevin’s mind, but he checks himself. Mom would lose it on him, especially swearing in front of his...

2 The buyer has had enough of this morbid shrine to those who are no longer here. “Is there a basement?” The realtor pauses, thinking...

2 The buyer has had enough of this morbid shrine to those who are no longer here. “Is there a basement?” The realtor pauses, thinking...

201 Like the kitchen and living room, the bedrooms are an eerie shrine to the past residents of the house. They enter the first room.  It...

201 Like the kitchen and living room, the bedrooms are an eerie shrine to the past residents of the house. They enter the first room.  It...

1985 The boys race back, crawling over the rotting downed tree, and through the woods.  They can see the house through the barren limbs...

1985 The boys race back, crawling over the rotting downed tree, and through the woods.  They can see the house through the barren limbs...

The boys burst into the house, hurriedly kicking off their boots at the back door before going any further.  Everything looks exactly...

The boys burst into the house, hurriedly kicking off their boots at the back door before going any further.  Everything looks exactly...

Kevin is busy inspecting the object in his hand.  It is rounded with the mud and rotting leaves stuck to it.  He can’t tell what it is....

Kevin is busy inspecting the object in his hand.  It is rounded with the mud and rotting leaves stuck to it.  He can’t tell what it is....

The land here lies low and wet in the spring, leaving the stand of trees a small island of stick-like saplings and sparse tall yellow...