Chapter 15: The Sins of the Father
[nnwm15] They’re all staring at me Mara sat about 20 feet away from the rest of the group. It had been a tiring…
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316 published essaysChapter 14: Contact
[nnwm15] If I go out there, there is no coming back. The girl sat alone in the park. It was near dusk, and…
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[nnwm15] Where am I? Am I finally done? Is it all over? Sara Beth remembered a day years ago before she met Julie,…
Read essayChapter 12: Occupation and Preoccupation
[nnwm15] Mrs. Corum’s mind was working frantically. She needed to complete 6 more before she stopped. Sara Beth dutifully called them out. “Uh,…
Read essayChapter 11: The Mountains
[nnwm15] Mrs. Corum had a nagging thought about an area of the landscape they’d yet explored. Weeks earlier they’d thought of heading toward…
Read essayChapter 10: Repression
[nnwm15] After that dim, the core group spent much of the next day trying to regain their composure. Ryan and Jamie basically ignored…
Read essayChapter 9: Escape
[nnwm15] “Come over here” “Why are you whispering” “Just follow me” “I don’t want to” “Just do it” “Fine” “We’re gonna get out…
Read essayChapter 8: Old Married Couple
[nnwm15] “I can’t describe it other than to use the word ‘bliss’”, G-ma said, reflecting on the experience. “I think that’s pretty accurate”,…
Read essayChapter 7: Trapped
[nnwm15] The three ladies didn’t say much for a long time after they heard G-ma’s theory. While it wasn’t the only possible explanation…
Read essayChapter 6: The Link
[nnwm15] Hi Everyone – before we get into Part 6, I just wanted to thank those who have been reading the novel so far.…
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