Shorter Stories, Volume 1

Shorter Stories - a short collection of thoughts and words and a few pictures...for even shorter change. Volume 1 (13 pgs) Theme: Existential Angst Content: Lanugage, Nudity, Violence, Refrigerator Magnets 2 dime stories 2 refrigerator magnet poems 1 photograph 3 quips 2 quotes Agenda: (1,963 words) Saul hates the monotony of his meaningless life, a life in contrast to the deities of the Tribe. Both will find sacrifice. Waiting: (2,998 words) James has been in his own private cell since the Disappearing, and he waits alone to see if his bars will outlast his memory and his sanity. Excerpt: “I have to think this edge is a sign, you know.” He scraped a finger on the edge, and pulled back at the sudden burst of pain. Drops of red blood rose up from his skin. He touched his tongue to them, tasted the iron from his veins. “I may be able to wound myself on you, North. Big. Big enough to work. If I bleed out, the rules don’t apply, right?”