Stories tagged “understanding”
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Everything That You Don't See
It burns to feel things I wish it would stop I love you, it burns I hate you, it burns I’m angry, yet it’s still burning The fire is out of control It all hurts endlessly My words, they all come out senselessly And as always I bear the pain...
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Turn and Cough
The homo sapian. What a peculiar species. Honestly, I’m not sure what I think of them. Some of them, if not most of them, are very intelligent, particularly fascinating, surprisingly creative, and often possess a fair amount of common sense. An i...
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A Guide on How to Defeat Depression: Preface
For some time now, it has been a goal of mine to write a guide on how to avoid the black void of depression. Why, you ask? Because, I know the detrimental effects of depression. It can make someone completely unrecognizable to themselves and other peop...
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Stranger at the Laundry
The last thing I want to do right now is to go to the laundry, but I’m sure I’ll be on duty later today, so I go anyway. I feel very conspicuous, seeing as I’m wearing my only clean cloak, a sunshine-lemon yellow. The laundry I use is...
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Grim's Soul Mate
Shocked beyond belief, because this woman isn’t flinching or running from my face, and she actually wants to talk to me. “You don’t know what its like,” I murmur, and turn back to the machine, scythe in hand. With a soft, tender...
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Tempus Fugit
“A new decade, 2010… my fresh, clean start”, Alex said aloud while staring at his roughened image in the mirror. The effects of a late night, too much booze, broken dreams and yet another lousy New Years Eve party had obviously taken ...
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Past Imperfect
“Right there,” he said and with a quick gesture Alex summoned the system controls in mid air beneath his open hand. The HALO playback paused, a shimmering holographic projection of a man, eyes closed, head against a mirror froze before him....
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Beside You in Time
Disorientation, blinding pain, confusion and finally clarity. The feel of cold glass against his head and warm tears on cheeks. Alex slowly opened his eyes, blinking to gain focus. It worked, good. Deep breath, his younger body felt good… at leas...
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A Stitch in Nine Saves Time
Lights strobed red and klaxons wailed as Jeff ran down the corridor to the Directors office. HALO had sensed the first waves of an incoming temporal storm. A paradox was forming, and from the looks of it, this one was going to be major. “Report,&...
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Time's Fun When You're Having Flies
The plan was simple and elegant, Diana would jump back in time to a point just before Alex. One well placed wet kiss New Years Eve night and the carefully crafted nano machine virus would do the rest… make a full synaptic backup then lay in wait....
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Stands the Test of Time?
Finding your car in a parking lot after leaving it there for a few days could be challenging… remembering where you parked the car 25 years ago, now that’s interesting! Locating the car was just the start. Alex hoped it would be like riding...
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Time Wounds All Heals
Where the fuck was she? No, better yet, when the fuck was she? Diana was lost in time and ramifications were just sinking in. What had gone wrong? How had she ended up here? It was Alex of course. He’s smart, He planned for this. How could she no...
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Just Trying To Make Sense
Sometimes I just can’t stand it To be all alone and forgotten Sometimes I just can’t stant it To be heard and seen from all directions I can’t explain these things I feel All I know is they are there And there they are to stay You ask...
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Ruinous Words
I was still staring at the picture when I noticed the door was open and Karen was standing there staring at me. She had never worn much make up but the streaks on her face made her look terrifying. No, it wasn’t the makeup, it was the set of her ...
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A Pretty Good Counter-Argument
The door to the bathroom slammed shut, dividing us into separate camps. The picture of us at Disneyland fell off the shelf and broke on the thin carpet. Pirates of the shattered glass. I sidled up to one side of the door. I didn’t want to be in v...
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The Waiting Game
Karen closed her eyes, tears squeezing through the cracks. I knew an opportunity when I saw one. “C’mon, let’s just sit down and we’ll figure this out together.” She let herself be guided to the bed. I knelt beside her on ...
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Sharp Tooth; Soft Tongue; Indestructible Grace
Feel your tooth With the tongue Sluicing truth From your lung Pen of when Your heart is spun One too many times by the earth And done away What will you have left to say To those who oppose you up until your last day?
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Muddy Understanding at Best
A hard fought game long done, the dragging squeak of tennis shoes betrayed the passage back into the stadium of one weary athlete. In the shadows of the concession stand counter sat a dirty fellow, unshowered, still clad in the school’s proud gre...
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Pain
The recipe is simple. A sour friendship, a torn heart. Heavy bleeding. The only way to staunch the flow is to compress the heart. The heart solidifies, now a metallic shell that fills with bile and heartache. The heavy weight settles in your chest, dra...