The AM Intrigue
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The magic is in the gaps
Ha! There’s a pile of anxiety-related books on my coffee table waiting to be read. I am currently reading the Selected Stories of Robert Walser and it is very good – in fact, it’s one of the best books I’ve…
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Hope at the End of the World #3
Like the beacon of Amon Dîn Hope is kindled Or the straining of a voice In a concert-exhausted throat Hope lies in the proles, In people coming together, Uniting as a community Their mutual love blossoming Into something far greater…
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Hope at the End of the World #2
Hope is a star Burning radiantly Distant as the universe Yet beautiful and infinite The End of the World Is pocked by violence And endless division But, like the Star Who eventually explodes In wondrous marvel Hatred can shapeshift And…
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Hope at the End of the World #1
Hope at the End of the World Is elusive and evasive Hiding amidst a slew of chaos, Bad news, hate, and helplessness Beaten down, though still flickering Even if faint and nearly exhausted Hope at the End of the World…
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Different
Everything could be done differently. In fact, everything is done differently; that’s the (beauty of the) subjective human experience. But, that’s me ignoring the question. What could I do differently? A lot of things, certainly, but many things are probably…
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The Foranfolk
A cold rain battered the inundanted little village of Foran. Its residents and families lie huddled together in their fauna-based communal homes, nearly resembling penguins, though they knew not of this. Lightning crashed, rooves leaked, and mothers hushed babies’ cries,…
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A Surreptitiously Obtained Roll of Film (Part 2)
Part 1 Marty plunged onward into the all-consuming dark of the warehouse, his phone’s flashlight doing little but draining battery. Minute after minute passed as Marty crept foreward cautiously, hands and arms extended, careful not to trip over something or…