Tag: escape
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100 Words: It’s Called Cortical Blindness, Ms. Jones.
“It’s called cortical blindness, Ms. Jones.” The voice sounded tinny. “It is often temporary–” Relief washed over her, but then he kept talking. “–but in your case, considering how your cranial trauma results from not only from the baseball bat, but also the powers you exhibighzzzzzzzzshhhhhhhhhk–*” She listened to the loudspeaker fall to the floor…
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The Autumn Queen No. 24 – Short, Swift, and Without Hesitation
This is #24 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * “How?” I cried. “How can this be?” I offered up my hands to Elias, trembling, awed and terrified. “Have you been reborn?” I breathed. “My brother, you–” “Shhh,” he whispered, shaking his head. He offered out his…
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The Autumn Queen No. 20 – My boy
This is #20 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * Many captains thought it ill luck to provide passage for a woman in flight, as I so obviously was, but the amount of gold I was providing managed to allay many fears, and gain me friends enough…