/authors/rubbersuggs/Recent content in Rubbersuggs on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usThu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2009/06/04/the-tiger-in-the-night/Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2009/06/04/the-tiger-in-the-night/<p>The Autumn Carnival was coming! Games and rides and acrobats and animals and smoke and mirrors allure between the shadows and the light. Mark and Sara wandered through the attractions, arm in arm, aimless and happy in love.</p> <p>“Come see! Come see! Come see the animal people!” cried a lady, weather-faced, a smile that promising summer days and eyes black as winter’s night. They looked across to the large tent at the edge of the main carnival where she was standing.</p>