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Kingly

There is a king upon a hill, in silent sadness, sitting still. With tempest eyes and ragged air, He sits upon his royal chair. Afraid to breach the rocky wall, He’s never seen the sky at all. There He sits, … Continue reading

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Kitten

After hanging up the phone and curling up, he couldn’t get himself to sleep, couldn’t find comfort in the loneliness, couldn’t get settled, even when the kitten crawled up into his lap and attempted to nuzzle him for no reason. … Continue reading

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Still searching

Everything had been coming apart for a long time now. She worried there would be absolutely no way to put it all back together. How many fragments in space and time. How many moments had she almost had him in … Continue reading

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To Hold On

When they came for her, she ran. She ran like she was made for running. She ran like hunted deer ran. She ran like hungry wolves ran. She ran like a river, like a fire through dry brush. She ran, … Continue reading

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