Stories tagged “smoke”
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Bouldercreek Series - The Beginning Of The End
“I never asked before – I never really thought I would have to ask so soon, but I must ask, is it the fear of death really the one thing that bounds us from living are lives.” said Rachel. “I never really had to ever think about...
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Transmission
Come in radio Can you read my transmission radio? Radio come in Can you here me Listen carefully To whoever is near? We are low on fuel Need of help We are flying low We can’t make it any further Radio come in radio Transmission lost…...
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Smoke
Oily smoke coiled lazily around the running figure’s legs as their frantic panting echoed around the small alleyway. The endless clatter of running feet sounded from somewhere in the distance, and the figure gave a small whimper. They stumbled, s...
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Of Steeples, Streets, and Childhood
The steeple of Liscum Road Parrish loomed over my neighborhood. Most of the time, it felt like it loomed over my entire childhood. As I got older I realized it was just a trick of how the streets wound up arranged, all fanning out from town center so t...
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She Protected The Innocent
“Hey I invited my roommate up. She’s never seen this movie.” The tall, dark haired, Jewish girl announced. “Dude, you serious?!” Cute guy No. 1 said. “Is she hot?” Cute guy No. 2 wondered. “Hey, I’m...
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Smoke, Sanity, and Fireflies.
I watched as the smoke rings drifted in front of my face, forming a veil like cover over my eyes. I reached my hand outward, seemingly thinking that if I reached long enough I would soon feel the cloth like cloak. After a few minutes, I gave up. It was...
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Disappointment in the Wee Hours of Morning
The playground fell silent. Thin trails of smoke from the would-be captors wafted on the morning breeze. The sedans did not transform, for which Violet was grateful. She felt like she should be breathing hard, but her metal chest neither rose nor fell....
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Was Puff Really A Magic Dragon?
He lived by the sea in land called Honilee. Is that magical? The sea can seem magical with it’s ever changing temperment. As far as Honilee, I am not sure where that is. Do you think a Dragon as big as Puff with his fearless roar that made Kings ...
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listen...to the violent silence
She was watching him, waiting “You don’t know,” he started, “the silence, its killing me inside. I’m dying. The silence, isn’t it affecting you? Or am I the only one going insane?” The coffee was now resolved to a ring at the bottom of hi...
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In The Heat of The Moment: Part 2
Garret flicked off his flashlight and placed it next to his badge on the passenger side seat. he then flipped a box of smokes open and placed it loosely on his lips; he inhaled deeply then lit the smoke up. The smoke swirled in a circle before disappea...
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Was It Really A........2
Jim grabbed the hold of Josh’s hair and started to pull him towards him. Josh then attempted to struggle out of the hold, but he just ended up tripping on his shoes and fell to the ground. He scrapped his chin onto the pavement blood dripped from the...
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Fighting Fire With Fire
Dense smoke floated heavily on the sea air while cannons barked and cannon balls whistled through the air. The calm of the sea was disproportionate to the battle that raged in it. Two ships faced off. One bore the flag of the East India Trading Company...
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Ashes Remain: Chapter Two;; Part 1
I flew, taking the small cement stairs in great leaps. Eight flights later, I burst through a maintenance door, into one of the many side streets of the large city. Adrenaline pounded through my veins as I raced through the city streets, dodging the bu...
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Beyond These Walls
Coughing smoke and blood, she stumbled into a culvert. A glance behind was accompanied by a prayer that she hadn’t been followed. Firemen were probably just arriving at the complex – her escape would be unconfirmed until they gained control...
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Moonlight
Rose scented smoke swirls Round shadowed arbor figures, Lover’s stolen kiss.
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Toward the Dawn
She had a friend out there, somewhere. A friend who spoke to her in the same non-voice of her own thoughts. She hadn’t questioned this. She hadn’t complained when the voice told her how to cause so much destruction. She had wanted so much t...
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Queen
She took one final drag before the embers faded into her charcoal tipped fingers. Her face all but visible, only illuminated by the brief inferno of nicotine and thin parchment. Pursed lips jagged from a lifetime of abuse. The once flush and polished c...
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Making Monday Nights Even Hotter
"Another cigarette?" his stoned voice asked, followed by a chuckle as his bare, muscular arm stretched over handing me a cigarette. Stoned and toned. We have fun.
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What He Would Want
I stood, though my gaze and my heart remained on the stone floor. Attempts to wipe the tears from my eyes only succeeded in smudging gray and black across my face, a sad raccoon in tattered armor. The night’s clouds parted allowing the moon smile...
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On Patrol: True Grit
“How can you see anything in all of this?” I waved my Krillman to try and dissipate some of the smoke and dust to no effect. “Here, maybe this’ll help.” Esmil yelled, bringing a portable elp-lamp to bear. It was the size o...
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One Way to Derail a Conversation
Sunset cast a rolling sea of smoke and smog in hellish oranges and yellows. Denton smiled, as he felt oddly at home. Errol disrupted the reverie, “Mind the cargo ship at 10:30. Looks like he aims to cut across.” The ship looked more like a ...
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Machination
It strode into the workshop on smoothly articulated, massively powerful piston-driven legs; caught the light with brassed steelwork when it locked softly glowing eyes onto me. It was a crowning jewel of an achievement. Thick, angular plates protected t...
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Melody the Unicloud: Smoke Signals
Heedless of any danger or threat to her own well being, Melody charged into the forest determined to stop whatever was going on. Weaving through the trees, leaping over fallen logs, she relied on her powerful sense of smell to guide her in the right di...