Stuck In Between

I watched the small lizard stalk his prey in the space between the window pane and the screen on my kitchen window. He made a quick meal of the insect. Not for the first time, I wondered how he got into that small space. The screen has no holes and seems to be secure. For that matter, how do the insects find their way in?

Aloneness

Startled awake in my bed, it took me a moment to differentiate reality from dream. A feeling of terror washed over my body.