Archive for the 'Vignettes'

His clothes were soaked with a combination of mud, sweat, and blood.  The wreckage of the small airplane lay maybe fifty feet away, in a tangle of trees and vegetation it had flattened when it crashed.  He had dragged himself away from it...
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The park bench was cold and hard against him.  The chill seeped through his woolen coat and the layers of clothes underneath and leeched deep inside him.  His body was tense, too tense even to shiver.  The wool itched him on the few...
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The rain fell hard and fast, a solid curtain which the car sliced through.  Driving at night was difficult enough already, requiring concentration and attention that was not needed in the daylight.  The weather made it worse.   ...
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The boy pushed harder, and the girl swung even higher.  The swingset in the park was old but sturdy.  The steel chains from which the leather seat was suspended squeaked and creaked as the the girl reached the highest point of her...
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She opened her eyes and couldn’t remember what day of the week it was.  She was lying on her side, her cheek pressed against the pillow.  Her mouth was slightly open, and it felt dry and cottony.   She turned onto her back...
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