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Category: Short Stories

Short Stories

The Salt Worms: Part Eight

20 Oct 202130 Dec 2021
Nathan made one more look up and down the table, but absolutely no one was willing to meet his gaze. "Well..." he said softly. "Alright then. I guess there's no…
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The Salt Worms: Part Seven

13 Oct 202130 Dec 2021
"Hey, come back here," Manny had said. "What?" Nathan asked. "We need to talk." "Can it wait." A long pause. "No." Samuel Iverson shifted in his chair, interrupting Nathan's memory.…
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The Salt Worms: Part Six

6 Oct 202130 Dec 2021
Nathan's eyes darted down to the backpack he was clutching to his chest. "Don't do it!" Manny said hotly. "We always said we'd protect it, no matter the cost!" "But…
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The Salt Worms: Part Five

29 Sep 202130 Dec 2021
A silence fell over the room, but it was finally broken as the man next to Nathan spoke up. "Yes, there are some definite concerns," he said to Samuel Iverson,…
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The Salt Worms: Part Four

22 Sep 202130 Dec 2021
Nathan had known that day was coming long before it occurred. Everyone did. Every other week some general or senator would show up, claiming to be the voice of the…
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The Salt Worms: Part Three

15 Sep 202130 Dec 2021
"Black Cypher you are now at the appropriate depth," Major Hawlings had said into the microphone. There was a moment of silence, but no reply, so Hawlings repeated himself. "Black…
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The Salt Worms: Part Two

8 Sep 202130 Dec 2021
Nathan's head swiveled left and right as Doctor Hogue led him through the city. The houses were small shacks, made of the same concrete and zinc sheets that had been…
Short Stories

The Salt Worms: Part One

1 Sep 202130 Dec 2021
New Denver was the largest city Nathan had seen in a long time. It wasn't just another occasionally-inhabited outpost, it was an actual, persistent community of seven hundred souls! New…
Short Stories

Secrets in the Mountain- Part Two

25 Aug 202131 Dec 2021
The mountain lay to the west, and therefore the morning sun was just starting to shine on it from the opposite horizon, casting a blanket of pink color over its…

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