She and E_The labyrinth and the shadow_A Different Sky_Tundra
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She and E
She flicked the freezing, fetid mud from her heavy-duty gloves. No luck today, but this area was mostly tapped out, and soon she'd have to make a decision as to whether to move on permanently. E shifted slightly in the makeshift carrier on her back; she removed a glove and reached back, tucking the blanket more snugly around him. He was resting still, which was good. There wasn’t much else for him to do.Used to be, you could find valuables by the cartload, courtesy of the destruction wrought on the wealthier hillside neighborhoods where the lahars first hit. Once people had gotten over their f...
The labyrinth and the shadow
It was cold, so cold. He walked on, both arms clutching at himself for any shred of warmth, the thin clothes he had on, scant protection against the chill, the chill nibbling away right down to his bones. Bare feet bleeding and he walked on and on and on. On either side of him thick hedges towered over him, their dark green leaves almost seeming to absorb the white light that fell on them. Quite a bit taller than him, on either side of a wide graveled path that he kept walking on bare feet. Above the labyrinth, right in what he presumed was the middle of the maze hung a crystal, its luminesce...
A Different Sky
I stood in a clearing, looking at the stars. It’s not something I’d done in ages. At least not since I had gotten my night vision gear. With that no longer working they were the only light on a moonless night, and the splash of the Milky Way was awe-inspiring.The clearing wasn’t natural. A wide spot by the side of the dirt fire road, it looked like the result of illegal logging. I set my backpack down against a stump and lay down against it. This way I could watch the slow spiral of the stars around the North Star, telling me which way to go.I hadn’t seen any surveillance drones since the one ...
Tundra
Day seven: Oxygen draining, food vanishing, water diminishing. Mind going blank. Nightmares continuing. Tired. Only way out. . .none. Exhausted. Worried about family. Stressing. Need to find an escape. Tune out voices. Growing darker. Enclosed spaces. Can't breathe. Heart beat slowing. Eyes, heavy. Tongue, dry. Cold everywhere. Ice in the air. Stars cease to exist. Cold. Cold. Cold. Lights put out--''Dan! Danny! Hewww.onedoor.ccy, are you writing in your diary again?'' there was a thud and in came a young, tall adult with hair of black and eyes of brown with a cheeky grin and strong cheek bones. ''Dan Dan, ...