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# Some ideas are best left as ideas [Closing Narration] A word to the wise, now, to the garbage collectors of the world, to the curio seekers, to the antique buffs, to everyone who would try to coax out a miracle from unlikely places. Check that...
Bury the Dead Chapter Two
Bury the Dead Chapter 2 Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. - Norman Cousins Tony only saw the world through the cracks of his hands as he exhaled the deep breath he was...
Bury the Dead Chapter One
# Bury the Dead Chapter 1 > "They say the hardest thing to do is bury your dead. But none of them have really experienced feeling your loved ones die in their arms." - Unknown Tony stared at the doctor while sorting through several pieces of paper in...
Bury the Dead Chapter Four
# Chapter 4 "Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do?" --Epicurus A pen bounced several times against the wooden desk while the noise echoed throughout the room. A...
AMPK: Prologue
# Prologue Our first contact with a species we didn't know about was an experience that we first revered. We picked up a signal in the middle of summer which signal we couldn't translate in the beginning. We started to translate the signal as days...
Necromancer
Jon rolled the small glass jar in his hands as he sighed deep in thought. The jar read "Ecto-Remover" and depicted a colorful cartoonish ghost floating hastily away from a cloud. The ingredients were household items, except for "Uranium Dust". He...
Bury the Dead Chapter Three
# Chapter 3 The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. - Mark Twain Tony picked at his thumb that was peeking out of his cast. He sighed slowly as he heard the elevator doors open...
The block to end all blocks?
Burying the dead has become a block in my experience. I've had very little experience in dating this type of character. I want to give kumbukani a lot of time and even end the first book with something that makes the MC move out into space. Her death...
Bury the Dead Chapter Five
Chapter 5 “I'm fine. Well, I'm not fine - I'm here." ? Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story Tony stared at the rifle in his hand and gently stroked the gun with his fingers. The rifle appeared old, as the numbers dated the gun a few years...
Bury the Dead Chapter Six
Chapter 6 I'm always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I'm listening to it. -George Carlin Tony's footsteps echoed down the alleyway as a pair of soft pads kept up closely behind him. The steps would blend in and...