Does Ray ever post here? Or read these? Because if so, I wanted him to know that the story about the thing at the top of the stairs made an indelible mark on me at a young age and if you probed my psyche it would probably still be there, calling it's part of the shots when I write. In the presidential administration of my brain, it's probably the Attorney General.

What book of stories was that from? (It's been so long . . . )

The Toynbee Convector. And, no, he doesn't read or post here, though there is some effort to pass along some of the better comments. I loved that story, too!