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Rebecca StackDanielle Willsher Stories 04-07

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  • The Skeleton Key
  • The Web of Dreams
  • Alien Horizon
  • Seeing Double
  • The Skeleton Key

    The Skeleton Key Clearing out the attic of her late fathers’ house, Annie comes across a chest covered by a layer of dust, wiping it off with delicate strokes, her name becomes apparent in the brass on top.  She carefully opens the lid, wondering what memories or treasures she may find inside. Peeking in she is surprised to find all it contains is a skeleton key which seems to be carved out of skeletal bone.  `This is the strangest thing’ she contemplates to herself. Her name is intertwined into the bow of the key in a love spoon design, the details are very intricate.  Father lovwww.onedoor.cced to carve i...y14one door

    The Web of Dreams

    Carly began gathering her long silky hair in an oversized bun and checking her reflection, forcing a smile in the mirror. Her eyes never lied… a pasted-on smile couldn’t hide all the hurt and pain in her soul. The light within them had dimmed and the tremendous strain was clear on her face. She looked pale and gaunt, with dark circles under her eyes from the lack of sleep. It was hard to keep herself motivated when she had such little incentive? She sighed, looking at the tiny pimples that were working their way across her nose and forehead. ‘Anything else you want to throw at me universe?’ sa...y14one door

    Alien Horizon

    “Are you nervous, sir?” Fydkulmun asked. “Apprehensive, but not nervous,” Grekxandub (Grek for short) replied. The grizzled mission commander leaned back in his acceleration couch. He would have put his hands behind his head as they waited for launch, but his bulky space suit wouldn’t allow it.Fydkulmun (Fyd for short) gazed out the viewport. The launch platform was atop a high plateau near Jezero City. From their lofty vantage point, he caught glimpses of the shimmering Neretva River flowing out of its vallis, through the thick forests, all the way to the ocean at Isidris. Jezero City perched...y14one door

    Seeing Double

    Who am I? I'm nobody important. No, really. I'm not important. I'm the kid who skipped Mrs Peterson's class the other day so he could vape outside of the locker rooms in the empty gymnasium by himself. I'm the kid who missed the bus three days this week already (and we're only three days in) because he can't remember how to work his alarm clock. But... I'm also the kid that just saved the world as we know it. You see, about two months ago I started having these dreams. These dreams were so vivid and imaginative that I woke from them all dazed and sweaty, breathing way too heavy and shaking...y14one door

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