Stories tagged “shipwreck”
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Washed Ashore
I awakened on the sand, my lungs forcibly expelling water. The beach was no more than a white-hot glare to my eyes, and the grit tore painfully on my sunburned and peeling skin. But I was alive. The passage of time was slow, adrift on the ocean. I reme...
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Premature Mainland
“The fact that you’re still alive doesn’t mean you deserve to be.” The prisoners paused. Even in his bedraggled state, the officer was still a tyrant. Rain and seawater had done nothing to quench the burning hatred in his eyes. ...
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First Endearing Interlude of the Good Captain Seren
“Huppe!” Captain Seren cried in joy. “You’re alive!” “Yes, sir!” Huppe panted, ecstatic to see his captain was indeed alive and fairly well. His rush down the beach to where lay his ship’s commander had l...