Tag: Cold
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SINK OR SWIM
‘You see that peak over there?’ Get to the top of that and it’s all yours.’ ‘That’s quite a climb. How close can the boat get to the shore?’ A pause. ‘You misunderstand. You start from here. Sink or swim.’ Was it worth it? To reach the top of the mountain. The promised land. It…
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DEAD ROSES
Dead roses in winter, withered and defeated. The Grand Armée reduced to an icy hell. The villages they entered had nothing to offer. They had stripped them bare of what little they had on their way to Moscow. Starving, frost-bitten and dog-tired, he stumbled on. To drop now meant certain death. No comrade would burden…
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TENACIOUS
‘She’s tenacious, a fighter, we’re not giving up hope.’ It was nice of him, but I could see he didn’t believe it. She had finally met her match. It had been a week without a sign of her. I wrapped myself against the cold. The search would resume when the storm cleared, but now they…
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STATIONARY STATIONERY
New Year. New me.Resolutions. Not new ones. The same ones as last year, but this time I’m going to stick to them. Get up, get moving, shift the pounds, feel the burn. No more lounging around the house in pyjamas. Dress for success. Productivity is the key. New stationery organised. Ready for work. Not sure…
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INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA
He blew breathe from his mouth and watched the vapor drift away. His gloved hands were shoved deep into the pockets of his coat and his chin hunched down under the scarf wrapped around his face. He stamped his feet and the soles of his boots crunched on the frozen ground. ‘Anything?’ the receiver crackled…
Iain Kelly 