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Where The Sea Might Take Me

The woman stood on the edge of the cliff. The coastal breeze tangled her hair and pulled at her dress. She didn’t move. Her eyes followed the waves,...
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The Bomb Shelter (opening of chapter 1)

30-something Aimee is living in an authoritarian dictatorship, but is more concerned that her only real friend is moving on to the next stage of her life and having a baby. She uses the excuse of a newly-elected dictator's command to build personal bomb shelters to trap and enslave a local boy she crushes on. Opening chapter of a comedy-drama.
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To Tell You The Truth — Part 2/2

The next week, you leave the TV on for background noise and sit at the kitchen table, waiting. She’s late. You tell yourself it’s just traffic. Or...
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To Tell You The Truth — Part 1/2

You were somebody once. Awards, panels. Interviews that felt more like coronations. You told other people’s life stories better than they could...

Silent Travelers

SILENT TRAVELERS ENCASED IN AN ENDLESS WINTER, THE HOWLS OF WOLVES AND COYOTES: THE CALLING OF THEIR PACK; A MERCILESS SOUNDS SENDING SHIVERS THAT...
Cherry

Dead Man: 6 (ii)

John thought back to that moment. It was the Christmas holidays, and he'd got a temporary job, helping out in the stock basement at a department...
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Dead Man: 6 (i)

John discovers that he isn't alone after all... John opened his mouth to answer, but there was nothing. Instead he just sat there, gaping at this new...
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Entry 7 – Under The Skin

Journal of Isla Loren — March 23 Location: the kitchen counter Weather: cool white-grey sky, like static, making everything feel flattened, like I’m...
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