Stories tagged “Rapture”
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Almost
She sat, quiet and alone – the faint glow of a computer screen illuminating her worn features. Some said the world would end today, others said it was just beginning. A TV evangelist last Sunday had claimed both. Fingers deftly pecked out the fam...
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Rapture
It was easier once they started the kidnappings. Once people started disappearing after church, randomly, across the country (God does love the USA), the checks started pouring in. Prayers. Money orders. Tax deductible donations. They would all be rele...
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Her Breath Was In The Air. Not Mine.
‘It started to rain a couple weeks ago and continued in that fashion. Nothing too heavy, just random droplets that would lightly sway to the ground. Droplets like easy cold pin pricks that never broke skin. Nothing out of the ordinary.’ The...
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Please Take a Number
It was a bad idea in retrospect. But nobody’s perfect, right? They were bound to find a fault in me, something hidden. One was all it would take. I never should have tossed it. It was Katie who came running up to us that day. “The Rapture is co...
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Ultimate Upset
October 7 According to my calender it’s Friday. The third to last Friday of all time. At least for people. I know this is my six entry. I know that for sure, but though this book has survived, my previous pages are missing. Torn out. I’m no...