Night’s Bridge

“Darkness is happening,” said the leather woman, very quietly. “Night is happening. All the nightmares that have come out when the sun goes down, since the cave times, when we huddled together in fear for safety and for warmth, are happening. Now,” she told them, “now is the time to be afraid of the dark.” (Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere, 1996)

Every so often, you get a chance to participate in a photo challenge with an image you always wanted to make but never really got around to. So I am happy to contribute this trio to Paula’s Thursday’s Special.

“Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean”

Noir | the last episode

Inspired by John Adams, Larry Beinhart, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Howard Hawks, Carl Hiaasen, Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston, Elmore Leonard, John Zorn | Headline quotes from novels by Raymond Chandler and Larry Beinhart | Thanks to all the bloggers who supported this project with their comments here and there, and at Toy Photographers | Special thanks to my wife for her patience with a husband who vanished into the dark only to reappear after hours, and for her helpful hints and questions | For the whole story, please klick the Noir link!