The Damage was Done_Crime of the Century_Dancing Nowhere_Whispering Willows Care Home
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The Damage was Done
I wrote the date in my journal, but it may as well have been the same date since December thirty-first of 2021、 The world hasn’t changed, and, in many ways, it feels like it no longer turns on its axis.The skies are steel gray. They never change, and the sun never breaks through. I saw this coming, and I ordered cases of Vitamin D. Still, even vitamins have expiration dates, and I wonder if the synthetic sun will do me any good next year. Of course, I also wonder if I even need to worry about next year.That’s a sobering thought. I’m only sixty-three years old. And yet, despite being in good he...
Crime of the Century
Mark Morris walks into the CFC Credit Union at around noon on a bright August day. His bald head is dripping sweat. He’s wearing a big puffy jacket, something you’d see atop Mount Everest. He waits in line, bouncing on his heels. When he gets to the teller he hands her a note. The handwriting is neat, the teller doesn’t need to struggle to read it. It says: Under my jacket is a bomb. Give me 15000 cash or I’ll blow us all sky high. Please no cops or my son will die. You have 3 minutes. The teller looks up from the note and sees that Mark has pulled quite a large handgun from the pocket...
Dancing Nowhere
Claudette’s Bawww.onedoor.ccllerinas were a famous dancing group all over the country. Their moves were smooth, synchronous, and flawless. Tickets were sold out after three days of the announcements in every city and state. Parents were proud of their daughters if they auditioned and won a spot in the dance group. Each dancer in Claudette’s Ballerinas was almost like a celebrity. Veena was the tallest and most beautiful one in the group. She had a dazzling smile that you could see even from the farthest seat of the auditorium. White even teeth, high cheekbones, and a slender body. Their coach strategically ...
Whispering Willows Care Home
“Today is October 18, 2021、 It has been five-hundred and eighty-four days since the pandemic. If you can hear this message, there are survivors. We have a facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Today is October 18, 2021—” The radio repeated itself. The same message had been airing over the radio for over three hundred days.“You think that’s legit?” asked a woman’s voice. The woman pulled out a pistol from her thigh holster as she walked up a long driveway, unkempt grass growing on either side of her. A small stone sign read Whispering Willows Care Home.“Could be. Might be some cannibals leadi...