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Always Something Left to Learn

December 3, 2008 – 10:06 pm

He remembered how he’d tossed a crust of sandwich to a lone seagull, one summer long ago. The poor thing had just been on the losing end of a gang-fight with other seagulls, who’d chased and weaved and battered until it gave up the morsel of trash it had claimed. The new morsel he’d tossed seemed [...]

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The Hush of Battle

December 3, 2008 – 9:59 pm

A trio of men cowered in a trench under the full moon and starry sky. Crickets and night-flying birds were the loudest sounds, drowning out the battle raging in the fields above them. They hoped not to let tell-tale clouds of vapor loose in the chilly midnight air. Rounds of short, soft electric hums brought twitches [...]

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In Absentia, part 2

December 3, 2008 – 9:58 pm

Minnaloushe was John’s name for the cat, who he’d always bragged was more canine than feline. Minnaloushe played fetch, loyally followed John from room to room in the tiny apartment, and yowled desperately whenever John left through the mysterious front door. The morning routine for Minnaloushe always involved breakfast, followed by a nice few hours of [...]

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In Absentia

December 3, 2008 – 9:57 pm

John passed out at his desk, slumping over and spilling his coffee with a wide flung hand. Something had given a little pop in his head, and everything had gone black. The paper he’d been working on, however, continued writing itself. He’d spewed enough assertions from his stream of consciousness into the metacortex to fuel the [...]

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