August 2010
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Twenty-Six
Theodore set out from his house, not knowing when he would see home again, but happy at the thought of what might lay beyond the river. He walked and wondered at the sunrise in front of him. It cast a bright green glow over the sides of the gravel road, illuminating each blade of grass from behind. This, he thought, was the color God intended when he made Green.
Over the next hill, Theodore...
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Twenty-Five
Ann walked down the stairs and onto the platform just in time to see her train depart. Another would arrive in 9 minutes, the sign read. She looked at her watch, and then away, briefly, to some people on the opposite side, also waiting, and having an obviously more enjoyable time of it than she was.
She checked her watch again… 8 minutes, 45 seconds. The time remaining would slow...
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Twenty-Four
Jane and John walked silently by the lake. It was a warm day outside, and light from the sunset was beginning to turn orange-red and flow over onto the ground below. A bluebird passed gracefully, flying from it’s perch in an onlooking green tree. They passed a group of happy children sprinting and spinning in circles, and couldn’t help but laugh with them. For a moment, their cloudy...