Stories tagged “ditch”
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Under the foot of the horse
Regretfully the same couldn’t be said for the New Year. My parents, no longer divorcing, had returned to be the bane of my life. They’d also taken a liking to equestrian sport. Most notably, dead equestrian sport. Using what odd powers they...
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Burning Skies
“Rider 1, I’m nearly at bingo fuel, requesting RTB” “Negative 8! The Olympus has taken significant damage, and the landing strip is inoperable!” “I can’t fly on fumes 1!” “We’ve gotta see this...
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Pull the trigger first.
I sprint across the road, feeling bullets whiz past my face, and dive facefirst into the ditch on the other side. I spit out the mouthful of gravel I get for my trouble and start crawling forward, pausing in terrified silence every few seconds. I hear ...