Here There and Everywhere

The Boy Who Hears the Shadows, Updated Edition

Hi I’m Paul. I have a gift. I see people inside out. Not literally - that would be gross! Good people shine. They have light under their skin, and bad people have shadows. The shadows are scary and evil. Now I can hear them, too! The shadows are always whispering suggestions to be bad.

Most shadow people don’t know that they have a choice. They don’t actually have to listen to those suggestions. I try to help them figure that out. That’s not always easy. It’s not like I can just walk up to them and say, "Erm you got a bunch of evil shadows crawling around under your skin. I think I can help you with that." Light is the only thing that scares them away. And sometimes, even that doesn’t work!

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