Chapter 13: Unidentified Flying Object
[nnwm15] Where am I? Am I finally done? Is it all over? Sara Beth remembered a day years ago before she met Julie,…
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314 published essaysChapter 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,…
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[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…
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[nnwm15] After that dim, the core group spent much of the next day trying to regain their composure. Ryan and Jamie basically ignored…
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[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…
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[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”,…
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[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…
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[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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[nnwm15] “No, I can’t say that it ever got that bad”, G-ma said. The look on Mrs. Corum’s face was a bit crestfallen,…
Read essayChapter 4: Sara Beth
[nnwm15] Sara Beth sat in the corner of the room crying, alternating from light sniffles to harder sobs as she tried harder and harder…
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