The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

By Gadfly on Sep 27, 2015

A sunny early evening on the 300 block of Maple Street. At 6:43 pm, there’s a bright flash of light and a roar. Everyone stares up at the sky, and the adults figure that it’s a meteor. However, none of them heard a crash. Steve Brand’s wife come out briefly and her husband told her what happened, and she goes back inside. Soon, people throughout the neighborhood discover that the power and the telephone lines are out. Steve’s wife tells him about it and the other neighbors come out. One man,…