Sunday, July 9, 2006
Rebirth, Epilogue
"I'm going to need some time off in two weeks." The girls' father looked up from his breakfast with interest. "Should we be worried? Are we losing you?" A big smile. "No," she answered, glancing down at her bare feet on the linoleum. "He's coming here, for a vacation. We're just going to spend some...
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Rebirth, Chapter Thirteen
The girls had just settled down for their naps when the gnawing feeling began. Over in the corner of the kitchen sat a computer: silent, still. Yet it seemed to be calling her. Treading lightly as she moved over to the machine, she felt almost as if it could hear her begin to betray her new life. In...
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Monday, June 19, 2006
Rebirth, Chapter Twelve
It began with a bottle of sparkling apple cider. After hitting the streets looking for weekend work which was off the books, she stopped by a market before heading for the hostel. There, among the bottles of water with vitamins and juices which claimed to be natural, was a bottle of Martinelli's....
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Sunday, June 4, 2006
Rebirth, Chapter Eleven
Like a Freshman in college, she filled her days with new things to buy, to learn, to organize leaving little time to think about home. In time, however, as the rhythm of the days became more regular and the pace slowed, memories burned bright like fireflies, then quickly faded and were lost with no...
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Saturday, May 20, 2006
Rebirth, Chapter Ten
"So what will you call them?" she asked as the girls gently rubbed the Springer Spaniel's belly. Giggles erupted, followed by adorable, rosy-cheeked contemplative faces. "Popcorn, Gigi, T-bone..." answered the older of the two ringleted girls. "and...and um...and um, Goldie," answered the younger...
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Sunday, May 14, 2006
Rebirth, Chapter Nine
They decided to meet in a cafe in old town at first, then she'd go to the house on the next visit to meet his wife and the children. Andranik, the father, was thirty-something and dark-haired--very like her husband in his assured way. She ordered a cafe au lait, he an espresso and while they waited...
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Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Rebirth, Chapter Eight
Unbelievably, when she woke in the morning, she was still in Quebec City and still far from her old life. At first she thought it must be a dream, but as the events of the past few days replayed in her mind, she assured herself that she had indeed made the break. To what, she wasn't yet sure. On her...
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Friday, April 28, 2006
Rebirth, Chapter Seven
The twenty-first century had managed to infiltrate the centuries-old streets inside the old wall. Not only had the golden arches found a place, but there were name-brand sports shops and stores she'd find in the malls back home. It was very different from when she had visited here as a child when...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Chapter Six
Morning came, and even across the border all televisions were tuned in to footage of the disaster and the aftermath. The sun was low in the sky and pinkish when she followed her nose to the closest bakery for something fresh. Picking up a morning paper, she read about the people on her floor. Again...
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Chapter Five
"Identification cards out, please." Awakened from her sleep by another passenger's hip as he passed her seat, she quickly got out her ID and followed the short line to the front of the bus. Satisfied that each drivers license or ID card was legitimate, the driver and Canadian Border Patrol sent each...
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