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Tag Archives: spirit
WONDERFALL
“This is Wonderfall,” said Mark. The thirteen year old looked at the rushing water with a board expression. His lips twisted in an all too familiar grimace. “It’s a waterfall, Dad.” “But this one is special. Grandpa Jack took me … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, bad relationships, buck, deer, Family, father son, Love, magic, relationship, spirit, waterfall
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TO DIE AND NOT TO DIE
“Ever since the day I walked into that specialty shop, a dark fury has twisted in my gut, weaving threads of poison through my body. I’ve been gnawed to a papery shell. Stomach, lungs, liver, kidneys, heart; all have fallen … Continue reading
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Tagged carolina reaper, death, die, evil, ghost, habanera, hospital, ill, Indies Unlimited, Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction, magic, nurse, pepper, price, shade, sick, spirit, to die and not to die
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FLOWERS
Tears stained her face as she slipped from the car. A loud snore made her jump and cringe. Last night’s beating marred her face. He never let her stop here, the one place that made her happy. If he woke….She … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, control, denial, dispair, drunk, escape, Fantasy, flowers, flowers for her, freedom, ghost, justice, magic, murder, peace, spirit, violence, yellow faces, yellow flowers
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The Ghosts of Northgate
Sweat dripped down my back despite the freezing temperature outside. I glanced at the frost covered window. Only inside felt like Hell’s furnace. And maybe it was. I stared in terrified fascination as flames danced across the cafeteria of the … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, criminally insane, doctor, experiments, freezing temperature, ghost, hell, horror, journalist, Northgate, Northgate Observer, Northgate Sanitarium, sadist, spirit
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MIDNIGHT WOLF
“Leave him be, Billy.” “Dumb wolf cur always stares at us.” “It’s just his way.” Billy hurls another rock, but I knock it down with my book. Not a sound comes from the fenced in junkyard, but I know from … Continue reading
GUIDING LIGHT
Grogan yanked the huge oil drum up another step. He was almost to the top of the lighthouse now. Pain lanced his arm, but he ignored it. He had to light a beacon and save the ships headed for the … Continue reading
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Tagged GPS, Grogan, Guiding light, heart attack, help, helping hand, hurricane, Lighthouse, Love, obsolete, rescue, rocks, ships, spirit
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Elak Dŏd
Startled awake by the clanking club on the cell door, Johnson’s body trembled. He blinked, disorientated. Then the guard’s ugly face came into focus, staring through the bars. Today was execution day, FRY-day as the guards called it. Seething hate … Continue reading
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Tagged dark path, dream girl, Dream Guardian, Dream Vacation, dream walk, Elak-Dŏd, execution, execution day, resort, spirit
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The Posse
Two days of hard riding with nothing to show but parched throats and dust. Now the red rock of the wall loomed ahead, the perfect spot for the Cheyenne Kid and his gang to pick off the posse. Marshall Briggs … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream Guardian, ethereal, gang, Horse, Love, Marshall, outlaw, Posse, rage, spirit, Western, zephyr
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Last Call
Mike stared at the image of Jackie, his friend’s granddaughter, standing down the hall of the burning building. Only the glass on his mask kept him from rubbing his eyes. The figure, unaffected by the thick smoke, waved him deeper … Continue reading
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Tagged burning building, dream, escape route, fire, ghost, spirit, survival, thick smoke
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