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Unit of Memory and Love
Units of Memory and LoveRita carefully squeezed past the first towering row of boxes and precariously stacked furniture, eager to reach the centre of the storage unit. She picked up a small basket that had toppled over and threaded her way to her sanctuary, the place she came to think and remember. The overhead lighting in the unit was glaring, and Rita reminded herself to get it changed for something more soothing, to get an extension lead and plug in a couple of her lamps. The old hatstand almost fell as she squeezed by, but it had nowhere to go, wedged as it was between a bookcase full of t...
The Tree of Knowledge
Trigger warning: The story contains sensitive material that some readers might find disturbing and/or triggering.“Now who is this?” Zoe said squinting at the laptop screen.It jolted me out of my engrossment in yet another horrific local news story. Something about someone who destroyed the lives they were supposed to protect. Just what is wrong with human beings sometimes?“Who’s what?” I asked, happy to be brought into the world of Zoe and her little tizzies.“This person I don’t know sent me an email wanting me to go to his office for some inheritance business!” She was now lifting her tired l...
The Ice Queen
The Ice QueenIt was beautiful. The snow had stopped falling as daylight faded, now a full moon, reflectiwww.onedoor.ccng off the new snow, was lighting the blanketed apple trees from below. It was unusual, and pleasing. On my new snowshoes, I was only sinking a few inches into the fresh snow, making it a pleasant stroll instead of the struggle snowshoeing can often be. Stopping, I looked back along my trail. The light from our cabin was no longer visible, but my path through the trees was clearly marked. I would have no problem finding my way back. Looking forward again, I could see my destination ahead. T...
Shooting the Breeze
Shooting the Breeze By Anthony Mendoza “So how was it? How’d you get that fat lip? Tell me everything!” “Dude, it was unreal! What an experience!” “I bet. I’m jealous. Go on. Tell me.” “Well, Friday morning I had to go to their warehouse and get appropriate clothes and that was nuts because there’s a bunch of people there getting shit for their trips.” “So you got people walking around looking like a history of Earth?” “Pretty much. So anyway, after I chose my clothes and acces-” “What did you wear?” “A purple tunic, grey striped cloth leggings and some pointy ass leather shoes. Man, I felt ri...