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The big uh oh
It was a nice day in Washington DC for January, almost warm one might say. But inside Assistant Director Skinner’s office was as frigid as an ice age. He glared at the two agents sitting before him before tossing their report down onto his desk with clear distaste. “Ive staked my career on the line,…
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These last days of ours
Roy wasn’t sleeping well. If and when he managed to drift off he was plunged into dreams so vivid and anxiety inducing that he’d wake in a jolt, covered in sweat. He could not recall the details save for one, a looming ball of fire headed right for him. These dreams left him feeling on…
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Rat Trap v2
The drive up to his mothers cottage could never be described as convenient. It was tucked away in the foothills up a long bumpy road that was perilous in the best of circumstances. Parts of this road were so narrow due to seasonal mudslides that in places only one vehicle could drive on it. Fortunately…
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Rat trap
The drive up to his mothers cottage could never be described as convenient. It was tucked away in the foothills up a long bumpy road that was perilous in the best of circumstances. Parts of this road were so narrow due to seasonal mudslides that in places only one vehicle could drive on it. Fortunately…
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The morning after
I wait for her to stop bustling around the kitchen, letting her complete the complex routine of coffee making and avocado toast preparation. When she’s finally settled into the chair diagonal to mine I try to catch her eye, to get a read on the temperature, but she is focused on gramming her breakfast for…
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Beyond
This journey began as most journeys do, with a palpable charge of excitement, infecting myself and my company with a sense of adventure. I could see it in their eyes mostly, a lust propelled by stories of fortune and glory, no doubt spread like a brush fire through dry grass in a high wind. That…
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The layoff
My feet dangle off the edge of the jetty, the water is calm today and gently swells against the barnacle crusted concrete. The tide is going out I think, watching as the receding water exposes the tops of the boulders and slabs of rock that protect the jetty from erosion. Tiny crabs scuttle into crevices…
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The Butterfly
Marcus isn’t listening as Lilla speaks. The conversation is drowned out by his own inner dialogue. He hears her voice, her tones rising and modulating in familiar conversational rhythms until that particular one that demands his input. Usually that is a cue for him to nod in agreement or utter some form of acknowledgement to…
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Mellora’s Quest
I, like millions of people, play online games and have been playing them for a good chunk of my life. Well, one online game in particular. I realize that this is escapism, reality just has not been kind to me, it’s not that I think I deserve more, it’s that no matter what I’ve achieved…
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Job hunting
So I’ve settled. Currently work in a liquor store which is a fall from the lofty positions and titles I’ve held. But is it really? I have steady income. Its enough. I don’t have a lengthy commute and I never have meetings that could have been emails. Nor do I feel pressure to gain ranks…