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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

The Meeting

'Sorry! Sorry I'm late. You wouldn't believe the traffic. It's total gridlock out there.' The exec flopped down into the last remaining seat. He looked in his mid thirties, well dressed with an insouciant air. Nosily and seemingly unconcerned that he was holding up proceedings set the files he was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 16, 2006

Torch Light

The wooden jetty stretched out over the lake, the light from the torch unable to pierce the black of night and illuminate the end of the structure. Even so there was only one direction to walk and the man shoved the terrified girl in the back forcing her to stumble forwards towards the unseen end.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 29, 2005

Christmas Party

Christmas Party The Christmas party hadn’t been great. It was the usual sad office do like all the rest. People who know one another through work but other than that share no common interests and yet all trying to make small talk that didn’t in some way involve work. The Turkey dinner had been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 2, 2005

Witch

Witch The baying mob dragged the woman kicking and screaming towards the wooden stake. She spat and cursed and was slapped hard for her troubles. Dazed and bloodied she was lashed to the stake by two burly farmhands as the rest of the villagers began to pile the brush and firewood around her. As the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 13, 2005

Alone

Alone James lay still, his breathing shallow and as he stared up at the summer sky a bitter thought stabbed his mind. He was alone and of all the times to be alone this wasn’t it, and so he felt let down and abandoned. James chided himself for this weakness of mind, for suddenly being needy, he was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 29, 2005

And another one...

Personal Hell The Volvo dragged the Caravan on along behind as it wound its way up over the Pyrenees from France to Spain. Despite the sun streaming in through the windscreen Dave was not happy. The kids were arguing the wife was moaning and the fact he had just been overtaken by some young hotshot... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 24, 2005

Bounty

The figure crept quietly up the stairs. At the top it stopped briefly. A short way down a long hall light trickled out from beneath a closed door. The cloaked figure moved quietly but assuredly towards the door. It reached out to grab the handle and then inexplicably stopped and canted its head to... Sign in to see full entry.

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