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The challenging exercise of imagination at play
The challenging exercise of imagination at play It was late afternoon and the day was very warm. We had been very busy with activities all afternoon. There had been a lot of scooter racing and bike riding. Additionally there were imagination games being played as we exercised. This isn’t a tutorial or medical set-up for…
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The Pawn Ticket – Castling the King
The Pawn Ticket – Castling the King Tucker can feel his pulse quickening and his hands trembling. He checks the pocket with the pawn ticket inside. It’s still there. Oddly, he is relieved. Patsy is watching him closely, as the wheels turn frantically in his mind. There is no way anyone could have known that…
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Butterbeans and the amber underground
Butterbeans and the amber underground The goodness of anything can be measured by time. Indeed, some things are only good after time has passed. It can even be said that time heals all wounds. In fact, it had been said. Alex wonders how much time has passed as they wait in silence. Butterbeans with ears…
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Pocket Wilderness Conflict – Anna’s Plan
Pocket Wilderness conflict – Anna’s Plan (Author note: This is a continuation of one fictional story in the frog journal. Any similarities between real world events or persons or organizations is coincidental. No animals were consulted in the writing of this story. All correspondence was sent via pond mail.) This was it. The moment they…
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The Timberland event, amber awakening
The Timberland event, amber awakening It had been a very long time. Ideally it would have been possible years ago. Special agent Thomas checks the communications again, still nothing. All the teams had stopped responding as of an hour ago. Special agent Thomas checks his watch. He does this from habit, not from a need…
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Across the universe and then
Across the universe and then Most nights it isn’t this dark. Sometimes there are stars, but tonight the dark is like a blanket and it’s covering everything. He doesn’t mind, it’s comforting, and its stillness is thorough. These things would happen in any universe, why not this one? He shifts positions in the chair and…
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What is a calorie and how do they get burned?
What is a calorie and how do they get burned? In the course of a series of questions, we came across a discovery of calories. This happened in the afternoon as we were enjoying a bike and scooter ride, in the sunshine. It had been a couple of hours and our energy reserves were feeling…
