Disillusioned_The Pioneers_The Copse_Dead to Dust
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Disillusioned
Beep! Beep! Beep! The alarm sounded with its usual urgency. Its abrasive tone charging with reckless abandonment toward my nearby eardrum, hoping to disrupt my peaceful slumber. Normally, my fingers would be frantically searching for the round, smooth button that would trace itself on the pad of my finger upon locating it. The attack would then be halted as pressure was applied to this enemy of quiet solitude. But not today! As yesterday’s news replays in my now awakened and alert mental state, it delivers its welcoming message. Today your dream is realized!The night has disrobed revealing th...
The Pioneers
The large spacecraft had made it’s entrance into earths orbit eons ago. Fuel spentwww.onedoor.cc and no hope of returning to the mother planet. It’s precious cargo of pioneers braced for impact upon earth’s surface. It hovered and slowly descended toward the landing area below what would be named Queens Mountain in Twentynine Palms, California. The Ship landed on an area now known as Tortoise Rock Casino. The landing had been uneventful and the pioneers were accepting of their fate. It was up to them to live or die in the new land. They made the best of it and survived and prospered on this new world agains...
The Copse
Ed Benjamin 6418 Ryan Ray Bulverde, TX 78163 210-860-0648 Flowingwp@gmail.com The Copse By Ed Benjamin A mountain home in Northwest ArkansasThe man stood in the copse of pine trees at the edge of the mountain. He looked down into the valley, watching the road snaking up the hill and savored the tart scent. The recent rain sharpened the smell of the pine trees. It had been the first rain of the Fall season, cooling the Indian Summer. As he watched the few remaining drops of water shimmer on the pine needles, he could feel the soothing effect as the rain coaxed the musky, tangy smell from the ...
Dead to Dust
The ethereal shapes swirling in the waves of dust in the air were mesmerizing. Shapes like tongues of fire and billowing clouds, painted the burnt orange sky a hazy gray. I had replaced my tinted ultraviolet goggles with a clear lens model and the strange world of Terradorn took on a new dimension.The mask beeped. I put it on after a warning erupted from the device. It was the second warning, indicating the ninety second window one had to seek shelter from the dust storm.There were shelter-in-place pods, sprinkled around the city. Having explored most of the ten sections around building AE, I ...