Content: Chapter 2 I saw Macy for a total of five minutes before she went to her room, dragging her bags behind her. I feel like every waking hour of her day is chopped up into two distinct portions- times where she is posting and times where she thinks about posting. She has to makeContinue reading “Ups and Downs”
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Influence
Content: Chapter 1 A glass of milk. That’s all I wanted. The mess hidden behind the fridge doors stood in my way. It certainly wasn’t like this yesterday, and my mom was at home all morning, so it wasn’t from a shopping trip. The things once on the door were on the shelves, the thingsContinue reading “Influence”
Zoomers
An hour and a half. That was all the time that remained of having to pretend I was paying attention to the horrid lesson over video conferencing. Everyone’s faces were drawn with similar dull gazes, looking into the several-years-behind webcams built into the mass produced laptops we had been provided. The teacher was no different,Continue reading “Zoomers”
Cygnus
Mariner: Chapter 5 [Final] The push of the wind was suddenly no match for the pull of the current, but to where, it was unclear. “It’s like the water has a mind of its own here,” Magnus complained under his breath from the helm. Captain Fredrik had his arms crossed over his chest, looking outContinue reading “Cygnus”
Wreck of S.S. Needle
Mariner: Chapter 3 The men paddled through the night. In a number of short breaks below deck to hide from the elements and warm myself, I heard Thomas’s voice. It had gone hoarse, but the calls to STROKE, STROKE, came with the same frequency, even if the force behind the push of the oars againstContinue reading “Wreck of S.S. Needle”
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