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The Sighting
Anxiety interrupts a couple’s first night together
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Stephen Alan Adams
Silver in the Sea
A fragmented story about elves, otherness, and the quiet lights that bloom in darkness.
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Stephen Alan Adams
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His Face in My Mirror
Reflections on who we leave behind, and what we take with us.
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All Eyes on You
Reflections on how things end, begin, and also keep going.
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Stephen Alan Adams
The Thinning
Two lovers take one final journey through time in order to let go of the past—but will the past let go of them?
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Stephen Alan Adams
Dallas Henry and the Gulch
A solitary old man tries to keep his gaze ahead, instead of firmly behind.
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Junkyard Dog
The true story of a boy who was lost and found.
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Final Transmission
A man converses with a computer on the eve of his own death.
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Solar Flare
A conversation; an intervention; a familiar intersection; a full circle. Addiction runs in the family.
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Under Hill and Over
A halfling and his dog struggle to cope with loss and adjust to a new normal.
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Crop Circle
A man’s visceral, late-night encounter with the paranormal is not all that it seems.
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Meal Time
A dying cat enjoys a meal while his distraught owner simmers with anticipatory grief.
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