BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
One of the ghost stories that stuck with me from childhood was The Monkey’s Paw. It’s the story of a well-intentioned wish gone horribly wrong. I’ve read other such stories that also send a twisting shock back on the wisher in one form or another. Once, when asked what I would wish for if I could have any wish, I thought a good one would be to have back everything I had ever mislaid or lost or had stolen from me. The friend who asked me the question, upon hearing my answer, said something that made me stop and shudder,...