Stories tagged “hill”
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Skis
It’s snowing today. It hasn’t snowed on a Wednesday for the past two or three weeks. Today, it is snowing, and snowing means powder. Fresh powder. None of that crappy machine-made stuff. No, this is the real thing. I don’t even need to wear my go...
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Tachophobia
Besides, I only have a minute or two until I reach the top of the hill. I won’t be late; I never am. I’m just worried about Anna. If I needed to, I could make it down the hill in less than a minute, and make it back to the bus in less than ten. She...
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Ditching
I slide to the edge of the hill, letting the majority of my skis hang over. Scanning the mountain, I see only a couple of ramps, and they’re fairly easy to get around. That’s the only reason this is rated a double black; the rest is hardly even con...
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Best Ride In the Park
“Well..” She warily glances at her ‘beginner’ labeled ticket hanging around her neck. “I mean, you said this hill was easy, and I really don’t want to get lost again on my way back again.” I sigh. “Okay, if you really think you’re rea...
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Rolling
Jack didn’t remember how it began. But he remembered how it ended all too well. A grass stain from his forehead to his chin. A green line dividing his face in two. And his friends laughing at him. Again. How had it happened? Who’s idea was ...
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1 Cerulean Hill Road
Looking up from the bottom of Cerulean Hill, one might have mistaken it for a nice place. The pale blue paint seemed innocent enough. The clean, white picket fence surrounded the yard with the promise of keeping bad guys out. In reality, it was too lat...
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The way down
The warm oranges and reds of the slowly setting sun did not offer him any heat or comfort, in fact he was colder now than before. His pace had slowed and each step had become a jarring insult to his body but it was a clear night and the moon was there ...