Stories tagged “captivity”
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Letters and Locks
Smooth, unlined paper, with bumps raised from the fervor of his writing. Typical Caleb. Dear Marisol, You haven’t answered any of my calls or texts so I’m reverting to letters, of all things. I know I’m not supposed to contact you, bu...
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Hello Elephant
If I am an elephant, you are too. Grey, and blowing bubbles in a mucky puddle from behind bars. I see my own reflection in the stirred water and it makes me flinch. Am I an elephant? How can I know when I see no elephants around me…when I am so alone...
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Drought Road
No preparation, just a troop of soldiers bringing orders and mayhem. Within two hours I had been assigned as keeper of a medium-sized dragon named Lindquist. Her scales ranged from deep violet to light purple, accentuating the depth of her golden eyes ...
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Paradoxes: Visitations of the Lowly
A world of squalor paraded before young Talus’ eyes, blinking in and out of existence behind the wooden bars of his cage. Nobles floated along, oblivious, uncaring, or both. Merchants zipped this way and that, urgently striving and conniving. Pea...