Tag: Short Story
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Barnes of Tombminster
Elaine Barnes looked at the outline of her shadow on the rocks ahead of her. She laughed. “Looks like I’m ridin’ an ‘orse!”. She retied the scarf around her waist and then looked at the steep path ahead of her. Just over the hill was the Church of the Holy Queen, Tombminster’s only – and…
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In Half-Light
Shadows stretch forward as the the Sun disappears behind the derelict abbey, attempting to reach the trees that mark the perimeter of this now disused estate. The trees are clouded in complete darkness, but the space in-between, the space occupied by the elongating shadows, is bathed in a cooling twilight. An eerie half-light, neither day…
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Miniscule Glimpses: Hunger
Stomach, rumbling as food was near; was soon full. Never again will I need to eat. Stuffed.
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Miniscule Glimpses: And… Cut!
I walked with my head held high. And with my head held high, I walked straight into the table.
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The Gateway
I look out into the vastness of the skies before me. I catch glimpses of the wormhole within the swirling galaxy. I watch many vessels leave and head off in that direction, venturing towards the Whole New Realm. I long to be the next chosen to join them. There are only so many days left…