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Category: Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor

Posted on April 13, 2021

Once You See It

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor: Part XVII "We have to go save him." Elise was fighting down her panic, holding it just under the surface like…

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Posted on March 29, 2021

Brave New Worlds

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor: Part XVI Perspective and perception are strange concepts, reader. We've talked before about how big the world is--how each person you…

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Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

Shikata Ga Nai, Que Sera Sera, C’est La Vie, Insert Romantic Excuses Here

Ok, disclaimer. The story you're about to read is not the next chapter of Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor. I know I promised to do a…

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Posted on March 1, 2021

Fight (and) Flight Response

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part XV What are you doing with your life, reader? Wait, that doesn't read well…comes off a little harsh. Let me…

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Posted on February 15, 2021

Training For the Future

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part XIV "We'll go out the back!" Laurents yelled over his shoulder as he darted down the hallway and up a…

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Posted on February 1, 2021

Popping Balloons

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part XIII Reader. What the heck? We all know by now how this normally starts. I ask you a question that…

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Posted on January 19, 2021

Captiv…ated

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part XII Have you ever felt threatened by the entire world around you, reader? I’m not talking about a specific, short…

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Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Think Big, Feel Small

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part XI “Wooshikwai!” “Uhm…I…wooshi?” “Dway! Wooshikwai!” The man’s face twisted in frustration and impatience. “I’m sorry..Uh, dway…boo…chi,” I muttered, struggling to…

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Posted on August 10, 2020January 31, 2021

Textbook Takeoff

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part X We stood there, the three of us, in front of the fully inflated hot air balloon. The name Candlewind…

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Posted on July 26, 2020January 31, 2021

Conflicted

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part IX I have to warn you, reader. This is the chapter where it starts.  You know. It. The final thing…

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