Tag: Short Story
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One Minute Ramble: Emptiness and Openness
Through the emptiness of the skies I fly. Gently hovering occasionally on the uplifting and invigorating currents of refreshingly cool air. White clouds float above me, the deep blue and crisp white of the sea waves below. I soar and dive and rise and float surrounded by emptiness. Clarity. Openness. Hopes and dreams. Achievements waiting…
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One day last January…
Sometimes you find yourself in the most surreal of situations. You have to ask yourself whether things are real or imaginary. Take this for instance… Clyde Caspian of The Northern Star newspaper caught up with me at lunchtime today. I was walking around the lake when he jumped out at me from one of the…
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Mystic Springs
Emeralda looked out through the bay window to the road outside. A rather well kept street on the whole, she thought, looking across the road to the houses opposite. Number one had the tree in the garden, and, on the branch that reached out across the road, she could see Tuppence, one of number three’s…
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The one that got away
The dark. The cool. The shade. It’s late. I’m alone. Footsteps ahead.I hide. Crouching silently. Waiting patiently.Twigs crack. Birds squawk. Eyes narrow.I watch. I stare.It’s now. Or never.I stretch. I pounce. I reach. I flex. I grab.I miss.Next time. I’ll feed.I’m hungry.
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Static
There’s a slight fizz in the air. An electrical charge that seems to be all around. Sparks leap forth from the button – I decide to walk. I touch the banister. It touches me back. A sharp jolt. A quick shock. A loud crack. I pull my hand away, but decide to try again. And…
