August 2010
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Winter Wonderland
The sun was gone; the streets bathed in silver moonlight as snowflakes twinkled and danced their way to the ground. They say that no two of the fluttering white crystals are the same, but that only applies as they fall.
Once they settled, they became one with all of their once unique companions, blanketing the earth in a sheet of pristine white. They became indistinguishable from one...
July 2010
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The Monarch
How mundane was her life. She was at work, yet there was nothing to do. She wanted to sit down, but couldn’t; She felt like she wasn’t earning her small paycheck unless she was doing something, or at least pretending to do something. Standing counted as something in this situation. For the fifth time, she organized the tiny box of tea bags. She was the sole monarch of that box of tea. The office...
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He sighed, but even that was enough to provoke another flush of heat. The world outside was completely still; not a single leaf nor a single blade of grass stirred in the non-existent breeze. He could hear the high-pitched buzz of a fly coming from somewhere in the room.
The sun poured in through the window, finally reaching his once cool spot on the sofa, drenching him in unwanted warmth. ...
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He couldn’t help the tingle of satisfaction that washed over his body when he pulled the trigger. The blue blast illuminated the alley in a flash, piercing the darkness like a knife before plunging into the back of his target – a shower of scarlet, a puff of smoke.
The smell of charred skin was foul. His mark stumbled, shambling for a few steps before she fell to her knees. Her body crumpled and...
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His heart pounded when he realised what he was feeling for the man who’d caused him immeasurable pain. The scars still stung, and his ears still rang with the probing questions and the unbridled degradation.
And yet, that man was all he had left. His comrades were gone. Because of him.
Was it normal to attach yourself to the nearest human being? He saw him most days. He was the only one who...