Stories tagged “drifting”
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Drifting into Infinity
He’d kicked out at first, working determinedly in what he thought was one direction, soon realising that he had no idea if he was travelling in straight lines or circles. The panic gripped him then, causing him to thrash out, flailing wildly. Try...
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Drifting
The wind hums and moans, but my ears barely notice. All they can focus on is the melody dripping from beautiful mouths and plucked guitars, carried by the wind, twisting past me in ribbons of mischief. My head turns to locate the source, unable to find...
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Drifting
She felt her body lurch as she was lifted skyward; through the dense tree-lined roof of the forest, toward the shaft of light which shone through. She felt weightless; emotionless as she drifted clear of the forest and into the open air. The sun shone ...
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Daffodillydallying
Basil petals Drift where the Indigo wind settles Over crimson calderas. Slopes of dandelions freckle The flowered faces of our being Embodying j us t daffodillydallying
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Pondering the Wheat
“Wheat. Why would they put wheat on the table? Too cheap for flowers, probably.” “Charles, are you even listening?” Snapped out of his mental meanderings, Charles could only nod sheepishly and hope he hadn’t missed anythin...
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Norfolk Southern Railway
I felt the rumbling in the ground. “Get up, quick!” I shouted to my friend, sleeping beside me. Within a few seconds we were backed away from the tracks and lowered ourselves to the ground. Around the curve, the train appeared. Slow speed, ...