The cabin hardly felt remote any more. It was harder to hide.

But there was no going back. A threshold had been passed. He knew something with certainty. Things would end badly.

ANGRY LONER BY TOM MAHONY 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 06

The knock on his cabin door broke the mountain silence. He rose from his chair and answered. Four young women stood on the porch.

“Our truck broke down,” the tallest one said. “Do you h…