Stories tagged “fold”
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Tangerine Butterfly
Feeling a bit lonesome she leafed through her envelope of origami paper. She hadn’t talked with her one friend in weeks, & it had taken a slight toll on her mood. The only thing she could do to take her mind off her troubles was fold origami:...
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everything i need
“I made you a mix tape,” he said as he rummaged frantically through his coat pockets. He extracted a haphazardly folded yellow sheet of paper, unfolded it, and presented it to me with his typical lopsided smile. “This is a mix tape?&#...
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Folds
“So then what did you get involved for?” The crewman is bellowing, he’s a human crankshaft, cycling the wheel left. The airship knocks through air pockets, its wooden base just clearing the clouds. “To get the hell out! I wouldn...
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The Last Reunion
The sun sank behind the high plateaus of the dusty Dry Rock Hills, casting long shadows over a dying and insignificant border-town. The only thing even remotely noteworthy about it was its proximity to a fold the locals had nicknamed Deep Purple due to...
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On Patrol: Three Messages
Neither rough weather nor problems with the crew marred the next leg of our journey and the days and nights passed without event. Despite the ease of passage, there was no time to loaf. The smaller crew and personal modifications meant more awareness a...