Magna Mater_The Captain and the Stowaway_The moral query_Still the Same Night
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Magna Mater
I hear the muffled roar of a junker being pushed past its limits just behind me. This cacophony is not alone as I am. Instead it is a fervent combination of tires fighting what I can only believe to be rugged back roads with gargled metal music that sounds more like the shrill of a boisterous demon. Hidden beneath all this disarray are the muted whisperings and sparse laughter of men stranger than the roads we speed down. The chaotic atmosphere reminds me of my family’s drunken gatherings comprised of howling matches and blaring music that I would oftentimes hide myself away from. Admittedly,...
The Captain and the Stowaway
A grizzled old sea dog with a long, grey beard peered down at the unexpected visitor that had somehow found its way onto his boat. "Ahoy there, ya orange devil," he growled suspiciously. "What shenanigans have landed you scurrying about my boat?"The fox gave a slight bow, its eyes glinting with mischief. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to intrude. I've simply gotten lost somehow."The skipper relaxed his shoulders, sighing. "No need for apologies, but could you tell me how a critter like yourself got lost out here?""I was trying to cross the ocean; I thought I'd see what is on the other side. But som...
The moral query
I wake up with a stabbing headache and a blurry vision; the first thing I notice is the chilling cold hitting against my poorly clothed body, I blink several times trying to get a look around the room, but it’s almost impossible without my glasses and from what I can see I’m inside a barely lit cabin in the middle of a snowed forest. How did I get here?I reach for my cargo boot, where I normally keep my phone, thank God whoever put me here didn’t find it, I squint at the brighwww.onedoor.cct light, I can’t really see, but enough for me to call for backup, my partners should know how to locate me. I fin...
Still the Same Night
Aimee crashed into the hillside, feet tangling in the long grass. She rolled once and came to a stop face-up. Above her, stars twinkled in a familiar way that instantly flooded her with a sense of relief. She didn’t know any constellations, but she did know that this sky held only the one moon. She was home. Dew had already seeped into her jeans by the time she sat up. She thought she caught the last glints of energy from the portal, an absence of light darker than the nighttime air. Then, it was gone, leaving just her and this almost too-familiar hillside. Below where she now sat, a simple c...