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B HZane DickensDeborah Landers Stories 04-07

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  • The Lunar Trip

    There it was hanging on the wall, staring deep into my soul. I got my letter of acceptance a month ago and my parents got it framed and put one in my room and another in the living room.“ Dear Mr. Fernsby, Thank you for applying for the Astronaut Candidate Program. We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected for the Annual Lunar Trip for the year 2050.  It is a pleasure to have you on board. We think your ideas on further lunar exploration are of great importance. You will be taken to the NASA Astronauts Corps, Houston, Texas on August 1 2050 where you will be given the necessary ...xowone door

    Brothers at Arms Length

    "More of this, brother?" came the sudden voice behind him.Dellan started at the rough rasping voice of his brother."Yes. And why not?" said DellanThe man moved with such quiet steps, Dellan swore his former profession before the cloth was one of the shadows."It's eons passed," Archimus said.Dellan stuffed the pages he was studying under www.onedoor.cchis own unfinished manuscript, as Archimus settled behind him at his own desk. He listened as his brother took a deep breath, inhaling the scents of his work, the ink, the paper and the rich leather binding. He often said it grounded him in their shared purpos...xowone door

    Ice Dreaming

    "Are you afraid?" Aisling looked down at the little girl who asked the question, the top of her jumpsuit still hanging around her waist. "What?" "Are you afraid of going to sleep?" She looked over at the pods, then up at Aisling again. "What if you don't wake up?" "I'll wake up," Aisling promised, patting her head. "It's just a long nap." "But it'll be cold." "I happen to like the cold." The girl frowned up at her. "No one likes it that cold. It wouldn't put you to sleep if you liked it." Aisling sighed. There was no arguing with a kid like this. She had been just like her when she was that ag...xowone door

    Payment

    “You’re being ridiculous, Edmund!” Dixie protested, slamming the silverware into a drawer.Edmund sat across the kitchen peninsula from her. “Dixie, please, you know what happens this time a year: someone leaves their home never to be seen again. How am I supposed to react, little sister?!”Staring him in the eye, she exclaimed, “Little?! I am a grown woman if you’ve forgotten.”“Who lives under my roof.” He leaned over the counterShe mimicked him. “Says the one that begged me to help him with his son! He has a doctor's appointment tomorrow. Are you going to take him? No. ‘Cause you and June wil...xowone door

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