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Alone: Part 4
The sun was already set by the time Jens tromped back home. He’d been working from sunrise to sunset for almost a week now, preparing the field for planting. Every muscle in his body ached and he was looking forward to a warm bath. Before that, however, he first checked on his seedlings. He had…
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Alone: Part 3
Jens was tired of living without electricity. With electricity he could at least charge his cellphone. He had no hope that the internet would still be working, but at least with his cellphone he could play the few games he had installed and read a couple of e-books he had downloaded. He even had some…
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Alone: Part 2
The next day began the same as the day before. With the power still out and his cellphone still dead, he rose with the sun. For a long while, Jens sat on the edge of his bed, staring out the window at the too-quiet city outside. For breakfast, he opened a can of pork and…
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Alone: Part 1
It was bright when Jens woke up. “Oh no,” he groaned, knowing he was going to be late. Being mid Spring, it wouldn’t be that bright outside until quite late in the morning. He rolled over in bed to check the time but his cellphone was dead. “That explains why the alarm didn’t wake me…
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Thief
Kazan studied the door in front of him. It was a standard, digital keypad lock, a type he’d seen numerous times before. Behind him, three other men stood by, shifting their weight anxiously. Inwardly, Kazan smiled to himself while outwardly he tinkered with the fake electronic gear he’d brought along. “Just another few seconds,” he…
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Retirement
“Come in,” the calm voice of the receptionist belied the nervousness Sofia felt. “Take a seat and we’ll be with you shortly.” Sofia was the only one in the waiting room and could pick any seat she wanted. Unlike many waiting rooms she’d been in before, this one had a plethora of different seating options.…
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Locked
6 AM in the middle of winter was a terribly dark and cold hour to be up and about but it was the only time Yusuf and his friend, Aaron, had to go to the gym. Going together made it harder to come up with excuses not to go and they’d been going together for…
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Night Flight
Flying at night was so different than flying during the day. It was an obvious fact if you stopped to think about it but so few people did. That was probably because most people weren’t pilots. If you were flying by instruments it didn’t change too much about how you navigated. Most of the time…
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Still
There was never a morning when the alarm didn’t seem to be too early, and no alarm ever sounded nice. They were always screeching, high pitched, and annoying. Perhaps if they were anything else they wouldn’t work. Or maybe there were better alarms out there that only a lucky few knew about. Whatever the case…
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Morning Ride
Morning on the beach was Nefir’s favorite. There were no crowds, no noise besides the wind and the surf, and she could ride for miles up and down the sandy shores watching the sun rise. Her horse this morning was Starfish. She usually rode him on her morning rides because he seemed to enjoy it…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
Bridge of Broken Glass 