Nighttime Appreciation Gifts

Before the Dawn's Early Light

Dog Nightmares

A vampire sitting on a park bench at night feeding bats.

"Don't wait up. I'll be working late again tonight."

That midnight hour when fleeting memories come home to roost.

'It's midnight, do you know where your brain is?'

"Where's the ball? Where's the ball?"

"I wasn't howling at the moon. I was singing along to my iPod."

Bob woke up in a pile of notes, some scrawled so quickly that no one could decode them. He remembered nothing of the night before, except... yes, a fleeting glimpse of the writer's moon.

The lonely figure

So those are your 'weapons of mass destruction? - Slugs?

Sunrise and Sunset

'I really got to stop watching paranormal movies before bed!'

After 9pm Harry Lomax slips quietly into cruise control.

Serenade for you...

The Uncle Vinnie Insomnia Open

'Just checking that I've turned off the lights, dear!'

'Insomniacs anonymous.'

"Hello moon, the sun sends his regards."

'At last, dusk...and my e-mails!'

Nocturne

A monument gets down from his plinth.

"...Mom, can you get me a glass of wine?"

Sparklers

"Isn't this more fun than spending money on dinner and a movie?"

"I would gladly explain it to you, Allison. But, for your information, it's inexplicable."

"Oh, look—here's the one from last night!"

"Me: I never get invited to anything Also me: Sorry, I'm so tired, think I'll stay in."

Carpe Noctem - Seize the Night

'Sweet dreams Darling: Have a good day...'

Computer with moon screensaver

'Late night with Norm Klosterman'

'Sure, his Mozart is good, but just WAIT 'til you hear what he does with a Hank Williams song!'

'Don't start with that werewolf baloney, Jake...There ain't even a moon out tonight.'

"I wish I'd been invited to all these parties before I discovered the joys of staying in."