Tag: Accident
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Like Paper: Chapter 8
I woke up slowly. At first I didn’t remember what had happened and tried to figure out why I was on the floor. There were noises all around me that I didn’t understand. Raised voices, heavy machinery, and lots of footsteps. The ground beneath me was uneven and rough with dust and what felt like…
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Like Paper: Chapter 7
My first few days at the Cane Center went by in a daze. Currently I was lost, trying to navigate the campus to find where my math class was supposed to be. I had a map of the campus but I wasn’t sure which way to orient it so I could find where I was…
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The Solar King Part 3
(Photo by Pixabay) It wasn’t very professional in his line of work to mourn the deceased. Chester had sent dozens to die for not being as efficient and gifted as the others on his team. Did Chester think Sylvester or any of the others deserved to die? No. Did he agree with the way the…
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Midnight Shadows
The surface of the lake was perfectly smooth, reflecting the moon and stars and looking like a hole in the ground that opened up to the heavens below. The surrounding hills and forest were also reflected, adding to the surreal nature of the view. A solitary, ‘T’ shaped dock reached out into the waters but…
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The Last Campout
“Heave ho, let’s go! Pack it in and pack it out, leave no trace without a doubt!” The chorus of the Boy Scout’s voices chanted all along the trail. Some were loud and eager but most just mumbled along, loud enough to be heard and avoid being chastised for being too quiet by the leaders.…
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The Roads Between
Jens pulled the cart along the old and broken roadway. Tall pines and broad leafed maples covered the horizon in every direction but weren’t so thick right near to the road itself. Many of the maples were just starting to turn colors and drop their leaves. The cart Jens pulled was heavy but well balanced…
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Paralyzed
“Can you hear me?” It was dark and Kalina couldn’t see who was speaking to her. She tried to open her eyes. Were they even closed? She tried to turn over, thinking perhaps she was sleeping. Her body wasn’t responding like it should. “Try not to move,” the speaker said from somewhere that sounded both…
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Snow Fall
Dionne was still in a state of mild shock and disbelief. She sat in her car for a long while, looking at the house across the street, her dad’s house, dreading going in. The first sign that something wasn’t right had been the fact that the yard hadn’t been mowed in quite some time.…
Bridge of Broken Glass 