Tag: life
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THE OLD DINOSAUR
Herbert smoothed his tie, straightening the silver clip. He cleared his throat and adjusted his glasses. His audience were several generations younger than he was, dressed in the fashion of the day – casual, loose, untidy. They viewed the old guest lecturer with boredom. They stared at him from behind laptops and tablets, their faces lit…
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ANOTHER YEAR
Back on the usual spot. It’s nice to get out of the dark box in the attic. The first minutes were rough as always – turned upside down, shaken around, played with like a toy, before being settled on the mantelpiece. The youngest is tall enough to reach me now, so I had a couple…
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ORBITAL
Five hours she had been stuck on the orbital road. They had barely moved an inch while the snow continued to fall. The glowing streetlights fought off the encroaching darkness, the car’s heater battled the creeping cold and the radio staved off the loneliness. Some had abandoned their cars and started walking. She had too…
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DICTATOR
He felt old. He felt tired. Forty years leading his people, the Father of the Nation. Now they wanted rid of him. How could they be so ungrateful? He freed them from oppression. Didn’t they remember? Resign, they cried. Perhaps he should. Father Time was catching up with him. The clock ticked relentlessly. No. There was…
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RELEASED
Vince reached the familiar streets of the old industrial area. The factories lay silent and rusting. Sitting on the same bench he had used for forty years, he sat and had his lunch, looking at the workplace he had devoted the best years of his life to in the distance. A siren sounded, followed by…
Iain Kelly 