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Relics

February 5, 2025
I spend several hours sitting alone at the café, lost in my own thoughts. The object in my hand is just a thin, long strip of graph paper with a squiggly line describing peaks and valleys at regular intervals.

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Interlude

November 12, 2024
What if you nudge it just a tiny bit to the left?

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Limits

November 6, 2024
The armor was hot, thick, clumsy, and heavy…

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The Heist

October 29, 2024
The perimeter fence is easy. I slip in without any trouble.

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Warning Signs

October 18, 2024
There wasn’t really much evidence left to examine, he wasn’t even sure if it would be worth writing a report…

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Mischief

October 14, 2024
This was his favorite night of the year, but not for the same reasons most kids had for enjoying it.

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Heirloom

September 2, 2024
She could hardly hide her disappointment when her grandmother’s retainer handed her the package.

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Driftwood

August 9, 2024
The boat rocked gently with the tide.

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Lay lines

May 27, 2024
He never knew what hit him. The sharp blow to his temple knocked him right off the turret and into darkness.

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Roses

May 6, 2024
The spoon tinkled in the delicate China cup as she stirred the sugar in her coffee.

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