Stories tagged “Restlessness”
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An Ant Atop a Mountain of Quicksand
In bed… my heart pounds from the anxiety of a shrinking sensation while in an unfamiliar place, ear drums thump to the rhythmic pulsating hum of appliances and electronics snoring, fear keeps my eye lids sealed shut…but when I hear a knock ...
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Just Another Night
Restless, I relentlessly seek intrigue at the bottom of a bottle…or two, or four. As the cigarette at the tip of my finger burns away, so too does my preference for what’s practical, normal, accepted as life as “we know it.” Con...
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A Session With Dr. Clark
“Alright Alice, be a good girl and calm down now. Everything will be splendid, it just takes time.” Dr. Clark’s steady voice reaches Alice’s ears and she gives a sigh of resignation. The doctor’s face says they have done t...