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Falling is the last thing you feel…
Standing on this rooftop, the world is nothing but your chess-board. At least that is what it has been. The wind in your hair, lazily burrowing furrows. You look up at the sky, inhale deeply. You [...] Read More THE MENTAL HALLWAYS OF AN ASSASSIN Martial Arts. The Way of the Warrior. Ancient fighting arts that have been around for so long that the origin of most of them have become blurred. The ancient and popular arts of Karate, Taekwondo, Kung-Fu, Aikido, Judo, Ju-Jitsu, Ninjitsu, Hapkido, Capoeira, Kenjutsu. The [...] Read More THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR…..AND THE FUN WITHIN Schipol International Airport, Amsterdam . From above, the large sprawling expanse looked like a small city. A song by the popular rock band U2 came to mind as I looked out through the window; City of Blinding Lights. This seemed to fit the description [...] Read More The Journal 2 ATTENTION Okay. I don’t normally do this. This is something new for me, but I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now. I was originally toying with the idea of doing something fictional, but I think I was inspired by On A [...] Read More The Journal 1 8 The interior of the bank was a cool respite from the scorching heat outside. Sam walked to the water dispenser, gulped down three cups of blessedly cold water, and smacked his lips with pleasure. He felt good. He had [...] Read More Road Safety (4) 5 Where do I keep this money? was Sam’s question. Should I take it home? No, he just left the place. They would know something was up, and come snooping around, and by the time he would be back from work, his [...] Read More Road Safety (3) 3 The interior of the car was blessedly cool, and it was much more beautiful on the inside than on the outside. So much more. Man, Sam thought, money is good. “What is the meaning of all this, my [...] Read More Road Safety (2) Lucifer stretched out his finger and touched the candle wick, and a flame was born from his finger-tip. This flame seemed bigger, hotter than the last one. It seemed to give off more light, but the light seemed darker somehow. Kevin couldn’t seem to [...] Read More Conversations (2) CONVERSATIONS Kevin hated cooking by candlelight. No, scratch that; he hated cooking. Pure and simple. The prospect of standing in a cramped-up room not big enough to lie in, and shuffling about with a knife in one hand and onions or tomatoes [...] Read More Conversations (1) So you sit and wait, for what? You have no idea, just that you must wait. You sit at your desk, watching, seeing everything and everyone in a whole new light. Your colleagues move about, without the slightest inkling of what you are feeling [...] Read More Of Death And A Whole New Life 16 The gun-smoke hung in the air, stinging Reginald’s nostrils. He looked, saw Femi dusting himself off. Chike was the one who had been screaming; now he was whimpering. Femi tapped him, told him, “Shut up.” Chike managed to get himself under [...] Read More Checkpoint (5) 12 “C’mon help me up!” Reginald moved over, ignoring the painful chorus his body was singing and grabbed Femi’s hand, pulling him upright. He tried to ignore the screaming which, together with the snarling and growling seemed like a perverted form of thematic music. [...] Read More Checkpoint (4) |
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I like the narration... It is difficult to dislike your male character... It is good you kept off the reason ...
Your presentation of passion was vivid and intense. Good one. It didn't feel like being in a prison though.
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