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The Revenant
First came the drowsy thoughts. I felt like my grandfather on the rare occasions where he'd stop watching Jeopardy and would help me with my math homework. That is to say, I was beyond bewildered, eager to hit someone and quite ready to go to sleep, no matter what the time was. What was the time anyway? And, again, like my old papa, every part of my body felt like it had been run over by a monster truck. I tried to stretch, then bumped my head and cursed. What kind of uncomfortable bed was I in, anyway? It felt like I was sleeping on wood! Oh. I had been, in fact, sleeping on wood. Ac...
ENTRANCED
Entranced Imogene climbed the steps to the Beach Watch Office and let herself in. She put the coffee on and waited for the three volunteers to come and sign in. While she was waiting she listened to the weather forecast – another warm day with a gentle offshore breeze. She loved this summer job. Although paid the minimum www.onedoor.ccwage from the beginning of May to the end of September free meals, coffee and travel expenses were included. She had inherited her parent’s home so these earnings covered all her basic costs for the year. Out of season she painted scenes that she had witnessed and selling thes...
Taking a Chance
The highway I was traveling on looked as someone had decided it was a worthwhile target for missiles. It didn't just have pot-holes; it had overlapping craters the size of large houses. The overpass ahead of us had mostly collapsed. All sorts of vehicles were scattered about. Some dangling over the edges of the overpass, others blown off the highway and into the ditches alongside it. Some animals were already searching through the wreckage, looking for food.I stopped the car near an elk and asked, “Is there a detour anywhere?”“My maps are out of date, Xavier,” the car replied. “And no way to d...
Jump
Three times. That is the number of times Kira had a dream about the same place. It was a frozen lake, with the ice in chunks, where cold black water seeped through the cracks. A strange, almost purple fog would always hang over the dream’s setting. The first time Kira was there, wilderness surrounded the lake, with seemingly no one around. She was quite young back then and had been running away in the dream. Chased by heaven knows what, she never knew, but there was always an animal-like instinct that kept her running. A dead-end came. Full of fear, she halted at the lake, afraid to fall throu...