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Shawn LutherRichard E. GowerAn Stories 04-07

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  • It's Not My Fault
  • Aftermath: A Senseless Tragedy
  • TRACKS NUMBER SEVEN: TRACKLESS
  • Dreamscape
  • It's Not My Fault

    “Do you know why you’re herewww.onedoor.cc, Mr. Barnes?” “Well it’s not for the ambiance.” “Do you think this is a game, Thomas?" "No, Detective Flannigan, I do not. But I crack jokes when I’m nervous. It’s a coping mechanism.” “Why are you nervous, Thomas?” "Why wouldn’t I be? I’m woken out of a sound sleep, dragged out of my house and thrown into the back of a cruiser! The flashing lights stabbed into my eyes like knives, they were so bright! Then I’m put into this cramped, windowless room for hours, and I still have no idea why I’m here!” “Try to stay calm, Thomas.” “I am trying, detective, but put yours...fpbone door

    Aftermath: A Senseless Tragedy

    Sensitive content: This story may offend some people. It contains scenes of murder, gore, gun-violence and death.For poetry purists, I have incorporated some of the technical elements of Dante’s epic poem into the structure of this pale imitation, but have deliberately left others out. I have forgone a rhyming scheme and tight numerical patterns to focus on the story, which is set down in a (very) loose form of free verse (the first word of each line is capitalized). Inspired by the Master’s original example however, I have pided the story into three parts, included references to the three gu...fpbone door

    TRACKS NUMBER SEVEN: TRACKLESS

    TRACKS NUMBER SEVEN: TRACKLESSBy Andrew Paul Grell"Ras, whaddaya mean Bretton Woods is off? So far it's forty kay hauling the equipment around the White Mountains and putting up the crew at in-season rates. People love Bretton Woods, it's where they figured out what money is." Erasmus Foyer could practically hear his agent's already irregular heartbeat shift into free-form jazz rhythm. "Bill, we're just moving it up a few miles. I'm telling you, Coös County is perfect for the shoot.  We owned a house here, did you know that? I think we stayed there maybe ten days max. The town is off-the-chart...fpbone door

    Dreamscape

    Today is the day where other instructors and I teach some of the newbies about the new parachute. They attend the safety briefing to the skyping, and I inform the people how to use the backpack and the new mask. After briefing them, I pair up the trainers to the newbies with some trouble. “I am glad that you paired us together because I would be uncomfortable with someone else,” said Brittani. “So for the mask, do we bite right after putting it on in the plane?” “Yes, you bite down on the blue squishy thing. The airflow activates after you bite down, so you don’t have to keep biting down on i...fpbone door

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