Stories tagged “Discussion”
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Dark Room 5: Author's Notes
This is more than just Digital Dreams – it’s two songs. The other is Little 15 by Depeche Mode. The Song: http://bit.ly/Zw3P0 The Lyrics: http://bit.ly/iKKw7 I’ve had this for years – but it never gelled. The scenes were there &...
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Debating In The Mist
They stood in silence for a while after that. Carrie rocked back and forth on the balls of her feet, wishing the fog would clear while the angel stood beside her, apparently quite comfortable with the silence. “Soo…” Carrie said. R...
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Last Thoughts
If you ever find yourself looking at the wrong end of a gun, pray that it is a bad man holding it. You see, it will be murder. Even a bad man knows that. The most important difference to the person on the wrong end is that a good man cares about this, ...
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The Night After
I sat with my head in my hands. “I’m tired of being in mediocre relationships.” I said. “Maybe you should try loving someone who loves you back. I don’t know how you do it. It’s like you only pick one way streets to ...
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Stalemate
“So you’re saying that because I’m gay, I don’t have a soul.” Donnie said, trying to hold back a smile. Needling religious people seemed like a fair trade for all their hateful rhetoric. Needling Kevin was evin more fun- h...
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On Patrol: Weathering the First Storm
“Well that explains a lot.” Firus mused. “I wondered why you were staying so close to me. I thought you were afraid.” “I am afraid.” I said, pacing back and forth in the cramped quarters of the armory. “I’...
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The Secrets of Our Gardens (Part 2: Accursed Springs)
We continued following the dirt path which had leveled out nicely, until Sid stopped us again. “From here you can see the training ground of accursed springs.” I looked at Sid. “Why would we have that here?” “I think you a...
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Wake to Dream Again
Sid was waiting for me where I’d left him. Our eyes met and he said. “It’s time to go back.” I knew he wasn’t just talking about returning to the house and I became afraid. “You mean I have to go back to the way I wa...
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Anti-buddies
“Taking advice from a crazy person makes you just as crazy and equally culpable.” I said more calmly than I felt. “But she sounds like she knows what she is talking about and she is just so damned sincere!” Jason toyed with his ...
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On Patrol: The Weight of Responsibility
As the sun set far in the distance, the sky was filled with a myriad of colors- blushing, rose colored clouds where the last rays still caressed them, the pale blue of twilight that separated the day and the night, and the stars that were just waking u...
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Brought To Light
Rose stomped toward the window, leaned against the wall, and let out a discontented sigh. We had been sitting in that dank room for nearly four hours. “I just don’t understand it!” she shouted. “Julia wouldn’t just run off...
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A War is Brewing
Silver and gold chess pieces slid one after another across the black and white board with a quiet intensity. To anyone watching it would have looked like a computer simulation as no one touched a single piece. Two men casually sat next to the chess boa...