Sleepless at the Event Horizon
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Sleepless at the Event Horizon

The space-time continuum,

General relativity

The universe is expanding but not growing.

It’s impossible to sleep with the world at the edge of my screen.

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I’m From
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I’m From

I’m From

Old schools with boys’ and girls’ sectors

and ghost stories in the basement…

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Daughter of Roses
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Daughter of Roses

I am the daughter of roses

With bristles that prick but never scold

In a mother-tongue defiled by strained vocal chords…

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Slow
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Slow

Mattie works in a beautiful bookstore with grand ceilings and bright happy lights, and that was supposed to make life a little better.

ADHD might not be much help to them, but their OCD means that they organize shelves meticulously… It’s not like the world will end if books take a little longer to be shelved now and then… right?

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Everything Dies Now
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Everything Dies Now

The world sweeps away life and paralyzes growth, as thick browns and brilliant oranges stain everything, and she weeps, worlds away from him.

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Two Strangers at the End
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Two Strangers at the End

The two strangers held onto the metal bars and looked across the water. It would be coming soon, they knew it.

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The Sirusian Hunt
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The Sirusian Hunt

I walk with a grim-faced man down a wide and dusty dirt trail, and I’ve never seen him before. It’s like he’s seeking something out, expecting something.

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