The Light of Hidden Things
Ira found his Door the same day he lost his childhood.
It was also the first day of summer and for a brief moment when he woke that morning the world felt like it had gone still. His aunt had gone to the neighbors house, his father was in town, and Ira’s only concern was the litter of kittens that had been born the night before. That was the last day of his childhood, and the day he found his Door.
