Stories tagged “Disorientation”
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Arising From the Subconscious
I was on an operating table. I didn’t know how I got there. I remembered laying on the beach next to my brother, but that wasn’t quite right. My brother was no longer seven years old. He was twenty-nine, with an degree in oceanography. All ...
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Out of Reach
The night sky glittered behind me. Standing there on the balcony, I felt like I belonged up there, shining like a diamond forever. Closing my eyes I could feel myself rising up, stretching towards the cool perfection of the infinite, when I felt a stro...
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A Reduction of Circumstance
The grain of wood beneath her feet extended out in all directions, smooth but for the minute imperfections in the finish. In the distance, mountainous shapes lingered in shadow, revealed only by the light cast from a great ball of fire on the horizon. ...