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  • Mark

    DEREK

    27.1  The sun was upset that day. It was difficult for the rest of the solar system to understand why. In general, the sun was a closed-mouth entity. He wasn’t one to talk about his feelings or share the comings and goings of his mind. Being the center of everything, it wasn’t difficult for everyone… Read more

  • Echo

    DEREK

    I use my voice. I use it like a shield from the hungry old man. I speak endlessly to his wife who delights at my stories. And so her husband does not bother to seduce me. She sits close to me and lets me speak directly to her. She wraps my voice around her like… Read more

  • Grande Allegro

    DEREK

    Claudia gathers the letters. Each one had been sealed with a signet and a blotch of wax. Red wax. Claudia had opened each one with a letter opener shaped like a mini-sword. She had been careful. They still look unopened. She feels the weight of the letters in her hands, holding them like a sandwich.… Read more