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DON’TSTOP

byJamesPatrickKelly

Theauthor’slatestventureisJamesPatrickKelly’sStoryPodon

Akelly,whichfeaturesJimreadingfifty-two

ofhisownstoriesfordownloadingtoMP3yers.He’llbereading“Don’t

Stop”ontheStoryPodinthefall.Ofthisstory,hesays,“Iwascaptainofmy

highschoolcross-countryandtrackteamsandhavebeenrunningever

since.”

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LisaSchoonoveristheonlyonewhocanseeCrispinandthedeadpeople.If

sheletsherselfthinkaboutthis,itstillscaresher,eventhoughCrispinhasbeen

followinghersinceshewassix.Onherworstdays,LisacallsinsicktotheDVDeal,

closestheclosetdoorbehindherandsitsonherrunningshoestogetawayfrom

him.Mostlyshepretendsheisn’tthere,althoughsheworriesthatitisn’thealthy.If

heisn’treal,thenshemustbeascrazyaseveryoneintownthinkssheis.She’dask

himaboutit,buthedoesn’ttalk.

Ofcourse,Crispinisn’tsomeoneyouwouldpickoutinacrowd,evenifyou

couldseehim.HehasgrownupwithLisaandnowlookstobeaboutherage,orat

leastinhislatethirties.Eyesgray,afullheadofchocolatebrownhair.Justsouthof

sixfeettallandinaswhitesocks.Excepthe’sinshape.Arunnerlikeher.That’s

theonethingthatLisaknowsforsureaboutCrispin.Todayhe’swearingblue

microfiberpantswithmeshinsetsdownthesidesandagrayFilalong-sleevetee

againstthefallchill.LisahasalreadydescribedCrispin’soutfitforherjournal.Since

shebegankeepingarecordthreeyearsago,shehasbecomeconvincedthathehas

neverwornthesamerunningoutfittwice.Recentlyshe’sbeenpuzzlingoverthis.

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