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Kevin AlphatooniAmy St. Pierre Stories 04-07

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  • Premonitions
  • The Outside
  • God May Be Tone Deaf But I’m Not
  • Nowhere Else to Step
  • Premonitions

    A scream. A shout. Gunfire. The slight clicking of a shutting door, followed by heavy breathing. My eyes fluttered open as they fought against the ambient light. The first thing I noticed was that I was not at my house. I was in a plain hospital room. "What the…"My body ached as if recovering from a brutal workout. Struggling through the pain, I laid my back against the white plastic headboard. A sudden gasp caught my attention. Braced against the heavy wooden door of the room was a man dressed in blood-spattered green scrubs. His chest pulsed with each rapid breath, blue eyes wide as he watch...eF4one door

    The Outside

    On the day that I decided to quit running, it was unbearably hot outside. It was late August, deep into the dog days of summer, and even though it was after 5pm and soon the sun would set, the temperature remained in the 90s and the humidity was even worse. Leaving my air conditioned office and stepping outside into the heat felt like I was entering a sauna, which was not something I’d ever had any desire to experience.Running is all about being comfortable being uncomfortable; when training for a race, even more so. It’s important to train in all kinds of weather because you never know what k...eF4one door

    God May Be Tone Deaf But I’m Not

    Connor Crosswhite flashes a toothy grin as he passes Hattie the receptionist, who puffs up her posture hoping the rock god will notice her.Whipping off his sunglasses, the tanned, trim, thirty-three-year-old Brit-born lead singer of the band THC breezes into Rollin’ Records’ conference room like a swashbuckling pirate.“Well, if it ain’t his nibs,” Amp Steele, the group’s bass player teases. “How’re things in paradise?”“Living in Monaco is like being in Disney World every day.”“Wouldn’t know, mate,” Amp replies. “My checks are much smaller.”Connor musses Amp’s abundant black hair. “I told you ...eF4one door

    Nowhere Else to Step

    Edmund was a rising star, welcomed like a lost child by the film world. The papers were crazy over him like a dog with a new toy. There wasn’t much else a 21-year-old could wish for. He had the looks, the fame… and the MONEY! He sure had a heavy wallet. Who would’ve thought two movies in www.onedoor.ccthree years could get him where he was? Like the sun in the early hours of the day, Ed’s rise was unstoppable.A reporter pushed through the crowd and stood by the barricade. Edmund stopped like any actor on the carpet would do. You had to give some time to be interviewed. That’s the whole reason you came out t...eF4one door

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