Stories tagged “illusion”
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Tricks, Illusions, and The Devil's Tongue
With a delicate touch, he moved the coffee machine to the shadows, adding an additional pat of affection. Now centered in the dimly lit space behind the curtain he face me, a warm, familiar smile on his face. He seemed kind. He seemed knowing. He seeme...
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Like Water for Coffee
All of a sudden, the lights came on. No, that’s wrong. If this whole scenario was secretly being watched by television viewers at home, it’s as if a single frame of film was rudely snipped away to the cutting room floor. White fluorescent l...
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The Fabric of Space
“Go ahead, touch it,” said the voice. The wall was larger than I could fathom. I trembled as I reached forward, terrified, but you wouldn’t know it through the thickness of the pressurized gloves. My fingers pressed lightly into the s...
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Freedoom and Illusion
“Everybody wants the illusion of Freedom,” The dark skinned magistrate crooned as he eyed the prisoner with suspicion. “but nobody wants the responsibility.” Sitting back in his high-backed chair he folded his hands sagely across his chest, a s...
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Apple Heart
A red delicious Reflects off the glossy Brown finish of the coffee table. Fangs drip warm blood on the floor. Thud Thud thud Inaudible droplets Splash as heavy as heartbeats To the vampire’s sensitive hearing. The apple catches his eye, He feed...
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Which Day Falls the Dream
Love comes, and love goes. We all know this , and yet for the preservation of sensibility and face the sin persists—denying affection’s course. You hold my hand, soothing softly my gnawing realizations. I watch your eyes, still so warm upon...
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Nascent Flames
It hurt to see him like this. Bloodless. Cosmetics coated his skin, giving the illusion of life. His arms lay crossed over his chest, his eyes closed as if asleep. The mortician—make-up artist to the dead and not yet buried—had smoothed the...
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The Woman Standing Across From Him
He went outside,to watch the night sky,the light pollution made it impossible to see anything, yet here he was. She was leaning over the side. Today,her hair was blonde, long locks, which curled at the ends.Her figure was… definitely something to...
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Cause of Me?
“What do you mean, you’re stuck in here cause of me?” she asked, infinitely curious. Every single emotion was genuine.She really didn’t know.Things weren’t so simple anymore.Whatever he had been convinced of, was no longer...
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Rope Climbing and other Exercises...pt.2
“So I’m the reason” she said, dejectedly. He looked down, it felt odd, to disappoint a being that did not exist, but he could not deny what he felt.He looked at her, as she pull her knees to her chin, sitting very guarded.All he could...