There is (was?) an artist named Frederick S. Fudala, somewhere in upstate New York, who (a long time ago) was on deviantart and created this drawing which I “embedded” into “‘Tami Smithers Was Here’” on the writingsofleviticus site. It’s called “Druuna’s Ascent”, a tribute to the graphic novel character created by Paolo Serpieri. As I recall Mr. Fudala’s original comment was: “I picture Druuna, having been stripped by a gang of thugs, escaping by scaling this cliff, only to find herself thrust into yet another peril which she will have to deal with while naked.” It fits in with Tami’s plight in general, and in particular her scaling the cliff to get away from teenage toughs at the end of Part 29 of “‘Tami Smithers Was Here’”. Fred, I’ve been trying to find you for years, please contact me!
My first foray into horror, Twilight-Zone style. It’s called “Visit to a Small Town” and you can access it via the “Stories” menu above or directly via www.donnylaja.com/visit-to-a-small-town
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This story reminded me of the short story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin. It was mysterious and you got the idea that the girl is suffering while everybody else is allowing it. Despite not finding out what the real reason was, the idea of someone suffering while everyone (except for an outside observer) is allowing this, seemed very philosophical.