Tag: Bridge of Broken Glass
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The New Guy: Part 1
Few people looked forward to Mondays. They usually meant an end to whatever weekend fun you might have been having and a resuming of the drudgery of work or school. Today, however, on this particular Monday, John felt excited. Starting a new job was always a bit nerve wracking but this job looked to be…
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Almost Super
Liev strained with all his might. It wasn’t a muscular effort, but a mental one. Regardless, he was sweating already from the effort. Slowly, as though he were pushing his way through a dense crowd, he lifted off the ground by a few inches. “And he’s up,” one of the scientists in the room remarked…
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Interceptor 245
Interceptor 245 did not awaken. It wasn’t asleep. It didn’t sleep. It simply went from non-being into awareness as it was activated. Although it had never been aware before this moment, it knew almost everything it would ever need to know. Almost everything. Acquiring Target Tracking data poured into its memory and it plotted an…
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Alone: Part 7
When Jens awoke, it was not in the comfortable bed he’d gotten accustomed to over the last few months. Instead of pillows and a mattress, he was lying on the sidewalk. It had been at least three months since he’d last heard the sound of traffic, and yet he recognized it instantly, and he could…
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Alone: Part 5
Jens new home was not overly large but it did have an extra bedroom he had no need for so, in between working in the field and reading the survival guides, he began converting the spare bedroom. There wasn’t much in the way of furniture in there that he needed to move out so that…
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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…
Bridge of Broken Glass 