Stories tagged “displacement”
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From Within a Cardboard Castle
From behind cardboard fortifications, Jacob looked out upon unfamiliar terrain. His fort was indeed mighty, from its refrigerator box watchtower to its spacious dryer box living quarters. The yard sloped away, a carpet of Summer grass. A stately two-st...
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Nostalgic...?
I never seem to know how I get here… I just do. In the garbage can… it almost feels like home. For instance, being still alive and still female is kinda getting familiar, like when at the end of Fateless the protagonist says he’s nost...
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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. ...