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The Long Journey, Part Eight

Posted on April 3, 2014 by ernestwhile

Part One   Part Two   Part Three   Part Four   Part Five   Part Six   Part Seven It was early in the afternoon. I thought about trying to make conversation with the apricot, but how to proceed? Did he have any idea about … Continue reading →

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The Long Journey, Part Seven

Posted on April 1, 2014 by ernestwhile

Part One   Part Two   Part Three   Part Four   Part Five   Part Six The river was delightful if not sublime, and we moved on our bicycles with the current. I had so many questions. The tradecraft alone could have taken all … Continue reading →

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The Long Journey, Part Six

Posted on March 26, 2014 by ernestwhile

Part One   Part Two   Part Three   Part Four   Part Five Moof sat behind the driver and didn’t wear a seat belt. He sat lazily, and I imagined he was waiting for my internal monologue to end, but in truth he … Continue reading →

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The Long Journey, Part Five

Posted on March 21, 2014 by ernestwhile

Part One     Part Two     Part Three     Part Four Moof Curtis settled down and pulled out a pen, then an envelope. He scribbled for a while and then slid it across to me. It was like walking down Sixth Avenue when … Continue reading →

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The Long Journey, Part Four

Posted on March 20, 2014 by ernestwhile

Part One Part Two Part Three I knew he was being overly dramatic to bait me into something I wouldn’t like. Nobody earns ten thousand dollars a week. Plenty of people find a way to make it, but nobody earns … Continue reading →

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The Long Journey, Part Three

Posted on March 19, 2014 by ernestwhile

Part One Part Two My attention was diverted for an unacceptably long time. Somehow, I just couldn’t come to terms with the fact that there was nothing in the conference room to deal with spills. My eyes shot over the … Continue reading →

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The Long Journey, Part Two

Posted on March 13, 2014 by ernestwhile

Part One Moof was trying to suppress the grin with a lockjaw grimace. “Why’d they send you?” he asked rhetorically. “Because SOME damn fool ACCUSED YOU of being the BEST!” And with that he brought his right arm up to … Continue reading →

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The Long Journey

Posted on March 10, 2014 by ernestwhile

The company took human resources very seriously. That is to say, the company employed humans, considered them resources, and valued them seriously. When one of their resources was underproductive, or worse: productive in a way that was not predictive; they … Continue reading →

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The Graven Trust

Posted on February 21, 2014 by ernestwhile

The boy took steps lacking in trepidation, except concerning his balance. Moving from pole to pole, his gaze rooted to the negative valley of the lumpy canvas and cotton mass in the corner of the transit, he was not yet … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Fourth Wall

Posted on February 6, 2014 by ernestwhile

I think I’m going through a mid-life crisis and I think I know why. I came within an ace of spilling my guts just now, which is what any sensitive, hurting person with troubles would do, but then I remembered … Continue reading →

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