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Signals from the Fading Vale – Part 4 – Short Story
Tonya “Dad, the internet’s out again! Can you reboot the router so it can get a new IP address? The memory probably needs to be cleared.” Tonya’s father looked at her like she had three eyes. He took the tamales off the stove and finally said, “I know you didn’t learn those fancy words in school.…
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Signals from the Fading Vale – Part 3 – Short Story
Glass jars jingled as the fridge flew open and the uncomfortable silence was broken by a cacophony of loose bottles, shuffled Tupperware, and the humming of the fridge fan. Cody could only watch as his brother scrounged for food and sighed when he found nothing he wanted. Aaron turned with his hood up, “Where’s dad?”…
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Anxiety, Depression, and the Book of Lies – Short Story
“I’ve had enough!” Kyln dropped onto a fallen branch and crushed it under his weight. “We’ll be lost in this forest for the rest of our days, doomed to search for trinkets we’ll never find.” “Whose idea was it to venture into the Black Valley to begin with!? You promised we’d be swimming in gold…
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Dragonfire – Short Story
“Dragons are hereby abolished. All dragons and their dragonkin familiars are to be put to death immediately.” The red knight spoke through a closed visor, making the decree even more intimidating and threatening. Serona wondered how the knight read the crinkled parchment. “All artifacts and monuments shall be demolished. Draconian worship and such places that…
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A Farewell to Past Years – Short Story
Ian walked into the living room and noticed a silence in the air that should have been filled with jubilation and excitement. Christmas felt like it was already over, the kids were sitting next to each other on the couch with their VR helmets as if nothing ever happened. Wrapping paper was strung about the…
Karl Kirkpatrick 