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Greg Needs a Drink
Greg bumbled himself down the lane, teetering back and forth on unsteady legs. He waved back at the scattered “Hello!’s” and the numerous “How ya doin’?’s”, keeping his goal ever in his mind’s eye. It was a long walk from… Continue reading
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Vengeance Song
Not by kinship were they kin,But by their hearts we mark them Men.Their hands were raised against us, once, But our hearts now bear the encumberanceOf their spirits–which were large–And headlong, heedless, did they charge–And now we find we came… Continue reading
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‘Salem’s Lot
Stephen King Every October since I turned fifteen, I’ve read Dracula. It’s one of my favorite books telling one of my favorite kinds of story: one where the good guys struggle and fight against an unapologetic and unambiguous evil, working… Continue reading
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The Captain’s Blade
The hammer strike is steel on steel, the fire roars in need. The bellows pump, the furnace glows, and furnace blacksmith feeds. “A blade I crave,” the Captain said, “to strike the mortal blow.”But Smith cried “OUT!” and shook his… Continue reading
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Witch Hunt
“Can you tell me where you were on the morning of the thirteenth?” Annabelle tapped her fingers absently on the old wooden table and stared at the corner of the room. She had yet to look me in the eye.… Continue reading
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A Dark Enough Sky
How dark my sky is;So lovely and deep.Soft snow has no hushThat can match the night. Soft snow has no hushLike the quiet black.What can match the nightIn the deepest dark? Like the quiet black, Drifting through the voidIn the… Continue reading
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Keeping Watch
Tick…toc…tick…toc…tick…toc…tick… The other things in the house might sleep, but the clock had a job to do: keep watch. It did so, day in, day out, and—most importantly—all through the night. It never stopped its vigilance, holding the beat steadily… Continue reading
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The Dark Tower
C.S. Lewis Like many, I’ve been reading Lewis my entire life. The man has a lot to say, but he’s mostly known for his theological treatises and the classic Narnia series, with some hardcore fans picking up The Space Trilogy… Continue reading
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Bless the Tired Eyes
Bless the tired eyes. They are eyes that have seen too much. Filled to the brim with sights and lights, Spilling over with cares from friends. Let them close and rest;Let them blink and leak. Bless the tired eyes, And… Continue reading
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Dance Party
It was midnight on the third day. Many of the people had begun with full hearts and happy eyes and kept those attributes long into the night. One by one, however, they had dropped out, laughing and waving their hands,… Continue reading
