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Jed CopeChristopher VaughterKe Stories 04-07

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  • The Narrative
  • My Sweet Brother
  • New Hope
  • After Time
  • The Narrative

    “To make sense of something you have to know its narrative. If the story makes sense then the subject of the story makes sense. Essentially, what I do is decode the story. I find the story and I translate it. That’s what I do.”Harlan was being modest. He was also dumbing down what he did so that his audience might have a clue as to what his day job was, having been asked what do you do?Peggy nodded and smiled, “I like stories.”“That’s good,” said Harlan. He was doing his best to give Peggy his attention, but his eyes were darting this way and that, his agitation seeping out as he did his best ...ROyone door

    My Sweet Brother

    My Sweet BrotherTomorrow is Sunday. Tomorrow I am scheduled to die. But, not today. Today is Saturday. Today, I will race. Today, I will be free for the first time in nearly twenty-three years. I am about to run in the biggest marathon in the country and I owe it all to my big brother, Albert. I love running. Since I was old enough to walk, all I did was run. I ran all over the house, from room to room. I ran to and from my school. Three blocks! I ran on the playground, the sidewalks, the old dirt road behind our church, and in the woods behind our house. If there were enough room to run, I wo...ROyone door

    New Hope

    4:15pm   -The town is in sight, yet I fear I won’t reach it. Dragging myself along this path, I have survived but my life will soon vanish it seems? In the end, I have failed.***4 hours earlier (12:15pm)   -“Remember that most tech doesn’t work here.” “...” “GPS and that stuff is a luxury, alright. Take this map.” “...” “Now this is the path you need to take, you’ll need to look out for the sign. No one's been there fwww.onedoor.ccor a long time cause… just be extra careful. Even you won’t last if you take that “shortcut”.” “I understand.” “Good, just look for the sign “Turn right hazard ahead”, continue le...ROyone door

    After Time

    “Folks, you’ve heard the phrase ‘time is an illusion’ a million times before, but what if I told you you could go back and shut up every last one of those ignorant morons who opened their slack jaw to say that drivel? What if you could control time yourself!? Become the illusionist!? Laugh in the face of the primordial and still have enough time to be back home for dinner!?”—————————“No-good ingrates.” The late great Dr. Abrams muttered at the end of a long, exasperated sigh. The “great” stems from how the doctor distinguished himself by propelling modern science to the forefront of the world....ROyone door

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