Neil San Francisco — 1984 The Silver Bullet

Neil is on his way to Bert’s. Darkness has just begun to fall. A moon, bright and full as a night sun rises over the city. A howl pierces the night, long and mournful. It makes children shiver and moan in their sleep. It drives stray cats into doorways and under basements. It causes dogs to cower beneath beds whimpering. It sends small rodents scurrying for cover. It raises the hairs on the back of Neil’s neck. They crackle with electricity. Huck spreads glossy wings and shoots from Neil’s shoulder cawing.