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Beth MooreAshwin NoveauKevin L Stories 04-07

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  • MIND OVER MADDI
  • A price of power
  • Yes, No, Maybe So
  • By the Light of Two Moons
  • MIND OVER MADDI

           Twenty-seven-year-old Maddi Colter had known for some time that she was psychic. She first discovered this talent in high school; a time when, she surmised, young bodies and minds seemed to be at war with each other, each seeking its own place in life.Maddi’s mind was quick, while she struggled with a body which simply could not catch up. Her mind raced toward the future while her body still had not discovered the curves and grace of womanhood. Maddi often jokingly referred to the problem as “mind over Maddi”. But only to herself.Though there was little she could do about her body, she...q85one door

    A price of power

    To live in this world there is one thing one like yourself must know.It's more like a law of nature than a thing that could be cast away.Perhaps it would be better to show you.We go back to the very start of the mess we're in. A mess that I started. A mess that my powers started. A mess.This story does not begin with a corrupted government or a big bad to defeat.No, this story begins in a field.This story began with a deal, a deal only a fool would make. A deal that I made."Do you wish it?"Asked the tiny creature dressed in silks and buttons as hats.The woman, more of a girl than anything, a c...q85one door

    Yes, No, Maybe So

    “Go ahead, have a seat on the couch.”The doctor strode across the room, doing her best to ensure the door made as small a clack noise as possible as it latched. That was an old trick her advisor had taught her back in graduate school: close the door softly so the patient doesn’t feel trapped. Yes, shut the door to maintain privacy, but not so loud as to bring up unsettling memories of locked childhood rooms or images of prison and institutional cell doors slamming shut. The patient should always know that they are in control of their own actions, and free to come and go as they please. Turning...q85one door

    By the Light of Two Moons

    Breakfast was different that morning. No dehydrated protein cereal today. Instead, they feasted on real potatoes and ham from a can. It was the last breakfast Nathan’s father would get at the Jamestown colony base camp before the expedition, and as such, it was a special one.“Where are you going this time, honey” Laura asked, blowing on her instant coffee.“They’re sending thwww.onedoor.cce five of us up to Olympus. Which, let me tell you, a volcano will be a welcome expedition site after the last one at the pole.” Nathan’s dad, Luke, chuckled, but shivered at the thought.“If you find anything, will we go ho...q85one door

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