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One Thousand Word Challenge 260: Little Creature

Once upon a time there was a little creature born into a field of darkness. It knew that it existed. It could feel that it existed. However, it did not know what existed around it, for it had eyes but … Continue reading

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Austin Wintory: Descent

One listen, and with this one I just sort of followed the instruments and what they were doing. It kind of worked, kind of didn’t, but I’m happy with the result. Austin Wintory’s “Descent” is from Journey, the soundtrack for Journey. … Continue reading

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stereo type: Slight Light in Darkness

One listen, and another one I’ve had queued up for a while. I forgot how the song sounded which was a great boon. I felt like I was trying to catch up for most of this; in a sense, little … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 211: Chicken is The Abyss

Some famous dude once said “If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you if you do it long enough” or something like that, and it left me wondering for a while. It left me thinking about … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1428: Late Evening

So the other night I was working on something that probably wasn’t all that important, but at the time it seemed important at least, but it wasn’t. But that’s not important. What is important is that I was working on … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1113: Most of the World Disappeared

And so it begins. What is it that begins? It’s it. Or something. I am yet to decide. I sit here. I am cold. I read the words that I write, but only briefly as I am not paying attention. … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1058: Something About Environmental Impact

It is night and the sounds of insects ring on out upon a cool breeze. I sit here and I type away and hope that I can get this done in a speed that I feel is acceptable for the … Continue reading

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Old Man Gloom: Seminar IX: Darkness Of Being Review

When I wrote this I wanted to try and make it more of a narrative but I wasn’t able to make it work. Part of that remains in the review as I felt it still worked as a framing device. … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 645: Invitation of the Night

So it was there, the darkness, that was ushered in by the invitation of the night and so all that could be done is stop and stare into it to see if any shapes would find themselves interested in formation … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 196: Things I Love About Having a Strained Wrist

I can’t lift a lot of things. I can’t cycle. I can’t even play guitar. Well, to be fair, I can do all of these things and more. It just hurts more than it should and I feel like my … Continue reading

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