Tag: Regrets
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Heat of the Moment
2 A.M. was the worst time to be awake when you needed to be asleep. There was nothing on TV. Nothing on the radio. Sure there was the internet but that was what Buck already did during the day when his boss wasn’t looking. You could only scroll through the same three or four feeds…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 27
Inside the tree it was warm and the flesh of the bark was soft as it enclosed him. “Tell me of your sorrow or regret,” the tree spoke to him. What should he say? Could anything suffice? What about that time when he was young and asked to court a girl and was turned down?…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 24
It was a somber day after the ritual. Damarys tried to distract herself from what had happened by spending the rest of the morning at the archery range. She was fairly used to her arm now and didn’t notice much of a difference whether she was using the magical quiver from Jerlinzia or not. She…
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Clearing
Can there be peace in all this noise? Jeth huddled beside the earthen embankment as yet another explosion sent debris flying everywhere, choking the air with smoke and dust. Fortunately, no one was killed this time. His chest and head ached from the repeated concussions but he didn’t have time to pay that discomfort much…
Bridge of Broken Glass 