Domestic Violence

By David Halliday

There is shame. Embarrassment. Fear. What if someone finds out.
The monster comes home to an empty house. He goes to the attic where he opens a chest. And rummages around in it. He takes out a rope. Throws it over the rafter. Finds a chair. Picks up his dog.
Violence begins in desperation. In a free fall from sanity. We become the center of the universe. For a brief moment there is nothing else.
Tales from darkness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Halliday
• Release date: Jan 17, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463247273

David Halliday

I have published poems, short stories, plays, art works in reviews and publications across the United States and Canada. I have several published books:murder by Coach House Press. This book is a series of poems and illustrations set up like scenes in a movie, describing the murder, trial, and mob execution of an innocent man. Winner of the 2001 Eppie for poetry.The Black Bird by. The Porcupine’s Quill. This is a book of poems, illustrations and short prose pieces describing the fictional making of the John Huston film, The Maltese Falcon.Making Movies by Press Porcepic. This is a book of long poems, interviews, short fiction pieces about a fictional BBC documentary about a fictional Canadian film maker, Samuel Bremmer and his company of actors and colleagues. It follows his career through the creation of a series of his movies.Church Street is Burning, a book of poems, was a finalist in the 2002 Eppie for poetry.The God of Six Points, published by Double-dragon-ebooks. A man who believes he is a god believes he has murdered one of his subjects.Sleeping Beauty, published by LTD ebooks.com is a murder mystery. A woman lands in a small village where the only escape is to be murdered. Finalist in the 2003 Dream Realm Awards. Winner of the 2004 IP Book Awards.The Hole, published by LTD ebooks is one in a series of cop stories. There are unusual happenings in the quiet suburb of Islington. People have begun to disappear. And they have been disappearing for generations. For the soon to retire Sam Kelly, this is his last case as a detective. All the clues point to a mysterious hole, which appears to have no bottom.In 2007 I was short listed for the C.B.C. Literary Contest in poetry.

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Domestic Violence

by David Halliday

Copyright 2020

1. Kimberly

No, not again, I said to myself.

Daniel smiled at me when he entered the room behind Mr. Wickenhauser. There was a strap hanging out of Mr. Wickenhauser's hand. It looked like a tongue.

Sister Bernadette instructed us to put down our pens. We had been practising calligraphy with straight pens. I was pleased how my work was without blots.

I had known Daniel since he'd come to the school in grade three. He was from Quebec and couldn't speak English. He was designated a slow learner. In one year he learned English. No one else knew French.

Daniel was always getting into trouble. He was the chief victim of the 'dare'. Dare Daniel to do something and he would do it. And then brag about it. And then get caught. This time he apparently threw his strait pin across the room into an information board on the opposite wall.

Bull's eye, he had cried out.

Sister Bernadette crossed her arms, with her arms up each sleeve of her habit.

I glanced at Mr. Wickenhauser. He was one of the ugliest men I had ever seen. Slick black hair, beady olive eyes and an Adam's apple that suck out of his throat like a hat rack.

Daniel put out his hand.

Mr. Wickenhauser swung at his hand with his belt. The smack brought tears to my eyes. I looked away.

Kimberly, Sister Bernadette cried.

Yes, sister, I replied.

"You will not look away. You will watch Daniel receive