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Visiting
My sister has always been a nervous flyer, so I thought that was all this was. She didn’t want to make the trip, but it was inevitable. Our Mum had died, and we had to travel back home to England for the funeral. Kristen had been dreading it for weeks. It wasn’t just the flying…
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A Hundred Feet Tall
Towering above heaven,glowering,a hundred feet tall. You, the talk of the town,a town with one resident,lost child,all alone,except her treehouse voyeur,always watching,always whistling Tchaikovsky,accompanied by thunder. Never climbing down,never walking,just waiting,baited breath and icy stare,holding her dreams inside of your hands,tightly, but with enough room for them to breathe.
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I Have To Do This, And You Will Too
I have to do this, and you will too. That’s what it said. I saw it everywhere, scrawled on walls and the pavements. It didn’t make much sense to me, of course, not until it was written on my front door. I have to do this, and you will too. It took a little while…
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Whispers In The Dark
I spoke to God but it was too late. He was sympathetic, but ultimately, there was nothing he could do. I don’t know what I expected, but there was nothing else left to do but to find him. There was barely anything left, you see. It all started with the secrets. We all had our…
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Whispers In The Dark – Part Two
I didn’t know what they were or how they came to be, but that night, Sister Edith cornered me at dinner, shooing away the other girls and sitting across from me at the table. “Why won’t you tell her, Sister?” She seemed panicked, nervous and like she hadn’t slept in days, and in that moment,…