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Mercury, Part 10
This is the last part of this draft I wrote for NaNoWriMo. Partway through sharing, I didn’t want to keep going as it’s really, really bad writing… as though that has ever stopped me before. But I kept going because I … Continue reading
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Tagged charges, cosmic, mercury, pond, retrograde, running, scream, technology, watching, woo
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Mercury, Part 9
Prior parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. I hope you enjoy. — Purvell was caught quite off guard at what happened. It could’ve been a really serious injury and they managed to get away with a fair … Continue reading
Mercury, Part 8
Prior parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. I hope you enjoy. — Harvey and Cave hurriedly walked back to the observatory, of which they were not far from and arrived within a matter minutes they were there. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged blocks, erratically, mercury, painful, retrograde, roped, rounding, screaming
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Mercury, Part 7
Prior parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. I hope you enjoy. — The telescope sat there on its side, looking much like something that was not going to be in use for a good line while now. It seemed … Continue reading
Mercury, Part 6
Prior parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. I hope you enjoy. — Harvey woke up to the sound of their alarm and, although feeling bleary-eyed, got out of bed and plodded about their room a bit. Their alarm was set … Continue reading
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Tagged answer, confirmation, mercury, phenomenon, retrograde, tolerable, unassuming
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Mercury, Part 5
Another of these, (here’s the previous four), and I might share the rest tomorrow. Don’t know yet. Still bad writing, still want to share it. I hope you enjoy. — It was the third alarm that woke Purvell up. From … Continue reading
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Tagged data, disappeared, hoped, mercury, moving, path, phenomena, retrograde, space
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Mercury, Part 3
The third part of this NaNoWriMo attempt from a few years ago (part 2 here, part 1 here). Whilst looking over this I remembered why I stopped before completing, and doing so was good for my health. I hope you enjoy. … Continue reading
Mercury, Part 2
So here’s part 2 (part 1 here). Decided to share the whole thing because why not. It’s not good writing, though participating in NaNoWriMo was never about writing well, but rather (among other things) getting a workable draft manuscript that … Continue reading
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Tagged complete, divine, elongated, impassioned, mercury, movement, path, planet, retrograde
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Mercury, Part 1
Decided to share part of some writing I did a few years ago for NaNoWriMo. Terrible writing, long, boring. Awful. I hope you enjoy. — It was a mostly steady day of nothing happening. There was stillness; there was lack of … Continue reading


