Tag: murder
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This is Just to Say
I condemn and disavow the violence in Charlottesville where a woman was murdered in the street and Nazis are unapologetic. Forgive me I am so nauseated to learn what we are. I hear the words of those who spread hate, and I must admit I benefit from a privilege I did not create, but have…
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DeathWatch No. 111 – What Did You See?
This is Issue #111 of DeathWatch, an ongoing Serial. Click that link to go find ‘A Beginning’ and read from there, if you need to catch up. Happy Reading! PREVIOUS * * * “Your cadet is still unconscious,” Aecus said quietly, sitting down across from Jules. “How is your head?” he asked, handing her a…
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Under the Tracks
Poppies in the rear view mirror. I look back, and I imagine what I remember. Red blossoms across a white shirt, a white throat. Flanders Fields, for an army of angels who had no wings and no idea but plenty of ideals. Would he have lasted three days before he put a bullet in his…
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Her Eyes
Her eyes, vivid, are never before as bright as in these moments. They shine with a glory she never shows as she walks around day to day, shoulders hunched, head down, lank hair in front of her face. Here, though, they are glassine and radiant, with the brilliance of a perfectly cut stone within a…
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DeathWatch No. 63 – Nathan Had Found Out
This is Issue #63 of DeathWatch, an ongoing Serial. Click that link to go find ‘A Beginning’ and read from there, if you need to catch up. Happy Reading! PREVIOUS * * * The euphoria of Brenneman’s death passed with an abrupt shudder. Kieron expected to find himself caught in the rigging, or laying on…