Dennis Latham: Life, Fiction, and the Pursuit of Madness

GWN News: Washington Government Says Any Symptom Should Be Considered Malaria A new vaccine push was announced today by the CDC and Federal Government, with the release of 750 million doses of a new preventive Malaria shot named FU714B (Xzopholene  thermosis). The new shot has been given the nickname Big Sting because the needle is 7 inches long and the shot must be given in the hip or stomach to be absorbed.  Despite the fact that malaria is caused by a mosquito usually only found in extreme tropical environments and is not contagious and there are no reported cases in the United States except among refugees, the government and drug manufacturers claim that any symptom of anything should be considered to be malaria. "You can never be too sure," an unidentified source, not authorized to speak about it, said. "That skin rash or that sudden cough could possibly be malaria. That itchy eye or ear could be the deadly infection." The source also said the

Greta can already see things I can't in the corner. The Ghost In The Corner Our dog, Scarlet, reacted the same way before she died.  She would often growl and bark at the same section of wall near the ceiling in our dining room. Now, Greta, our new Dobie does the same thing, only with more intensity. It took Scarlet years to accept the ghost in the corner. Greta does not like it and has yet to accept it. She did it last night several times. We were on the couch in the living room, and she had her head in my lap with a perfect view of the corner near the ceiling in the dining room. She suddenly jumped up and began growling and barking at the same spot.  I've long known that room has a lot of activity. It is the same room where I watched something I couldn't see tear down my Christmas tree in 2000. It had been my living room then. It is the same room where the lights would slowly dim out and then flash three times before going back to normal. There was nothing wr