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Chapter 3: Sunlight
“Come this way.” The Elder with his massive diamond and eight long limbs motioned Geode to follow him up the chamber steps and away from the rainbow Heart-Crystal. The narrow, carved passageway they entered felt cold in comparison. “What did I do wrong? Why don’t they like me?” Geode asked, his worry too great to…
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Chapter 2: Fissures
Aggite moved ahead of Geode, talking as he walked. “Our home is made up of a series of chambers and the connecting tunnels. We are currently leaving the area referred to as the Nursery. There are a few dozen spaces similar to the one we used during our last two cycles, all of which are…
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Prologue: Stories
“There are many wonderful stories floating around in the world.” Martell smiled warmly at the children seated around his feet, their wide eyes and hungry ears ready for him to continue. “Yes, many amazing tales and mysterious nuggets of wisdom one can learn, discover, and uncover.” A hand shot up, a young girl’s. Before he…
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Chapter 1: Pebbles
The first moments of life for Geode were a mix of confusion, terror, and pure joy. Within that first spark of time, he felt an energy flowing through and around him, a great power touching the infinite and willing his life to be. The link he felt to everything both overwhelmed his senses and made…
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Book Review –Lord of the Flies by William Golding
A classic everyone read in high school, except me. I read it this month. Introduction: I like to enter into a book without any expectations. I will typically ask for book recommendations and without reading the synopsis or sometimes even knowing the genre, I’ll dive right in. If someone thinks it is good, that’s good…
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Trust, Love, and Fear, Oh my!
I enjoy constantly drilling down to the bedrock of understanding. Scraping the lowest levels of logic and the human psyche and seeing what still remains. I read today that all decisions are based on either love or fear. At first I was dubious. All decisions? Do I buy celery this week because I love it?…
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If a Tree Falls in the Woods… New Blog!!
Here’s the saying: If a tree falls in the woods … and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? It’s one of those silly questions that has a simple answer (Yes), a few thoughtful answers (Are you sure? Does it matter?), and your deep rabbit-hole answers by your overweight cousin…