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Friday Flash: Abseiling the Great Light Wall

Abseiling the Great Light Wall Impartiality of sections of this article is under dispute. Please see the talk page for details. The Great Light Wall is the largest artifact in the solar system, but most people don’t think about why … Continue reading

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Friday flash: Chains of Memory

Chains of Memory Alina sipped her cinnamon latte and looked around the coffee shop. A young man had just entered through the open door. A few thin chains trailed from him, ghostly silvered colors of a light life. The pair … Continue reading

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Friday flash: It’s all in your perspective

It’s All in Your Perspective She wouldn’t look down. Iris told herself that it was just like getting a new pair of glasses, that feeling of discontinuity, not being sure where her foot was going to come down, the stumble-trip … Continue reading

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Friday flash: Seeking Blue

Seeking Blue The chess set had been put away, and Verena had gone off to her afternoon pursuits of embroidery and painting, in true ladylike fashion. Angelica wouldn’t be along until shortly before dinner; she never saw the obvious, thus … Continue reading

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Friday flash: Smoke in the Trees

Smoke in the Trees Edge of grass and trees, short clear space behind, tall dark ahead. Scent of green and squirrel and a familiar musk, not smelled for seasons. The mist cat pushed into the shadows, following the trail. Brother, … Continue reading

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Friday flash: Top Five Reasons Dragons Are Better Than Cats

Top Five Reasons Dragons Are Better Than Cats In her room in the northwest tower, Angelica stood up from her oaken writing desk and crossed to the window. She brushed the vanes of her quill against her cheek and stared … Continue reading

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Friday flash: Always

Always In the smoky interior of the split-log cabin, Karina moved from bed to bed, tending to coughs and fevers alike with poultices and cool drinks. Soon, it would be time to turn the patients again, to help prevent bed … Continue reading

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Friday flash: Five More Minutes

Five More Minutes Liam listened to the spiel on the time-travel devices absently. He was only here because of Robin, who said he was too scared to do anything outside his pampered enclave. “You’ve never gone beyond the gates, even … Continue reading

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Flash fiction: Mourning Bird

Mourning Bird I was born beneath a black veil of mourning, a dark bud blooming deep in its shadow. The house had burned down years past, possibly decades or even longer, but Mother couldn’t tell me, her sense of time … Continue reading

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Friday flash: Neat freak

Neat Freak Once upon a time, there was an organized young woman. She always brushed and flossed twice a day, precisely at 7 o’clock. Every dish was washed and put away immediately after being used. Her closet was organized both … Continue reading

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