Eleven Pages Archives: December 2007
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30 December 2007
Chapter 5: Hangover
Matt woke to a beam of midday sunlight hitting him directly in his right eye, the scratchy upholstery of Cat’s couch rubbing into the small of his back, and a throbbing headache. Never again, he thought, trying to control his breathing and stop his head from pounding so much. He shifted and blocked the sunlight [...]
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23 December 2007
Chapter 4: Free Association
“Come on,” Jake urged, almost dragging Matt along down a smaller side street. The streetlights were all on, now, and though Seattle didn’t have many alleyways, some of the shorter, smaller streets were more dimly lit than others. Jake doubted that city crews had been around changing light bulbs in the past hour; the darkness [...]
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16 December 2007
Chapter 3: Capable
Matt flailed as he was hauled backwards, completely ensnared by a mass of writhing, gray appendages. The slick tentacles swarmed over his body, snakelike, constantly moving and tightening their hold as they dragged him across the grass. Jake could make out the main bulk of the creature, laying in wait in the shadow of a [...]
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9 December 2007
Chapter 2: Early Night
“You are a complete waste of space, a tired and uninteresting piece of shit,” Claude said loudly, over the throbbing bass pumping out of the speakers at the other end of the room. He took a short sip of water from his plastic bottle and set it down on the bar. “I might as well [...]
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2 December 2007
Chapter 1: Bad Trip
Matt walked quickly, purposefully, down Broadway, glancing through the windows of all the shops and cafes, all of which were dead at this time of night. He hiked his pants up a bit with one hand to keep them from falling as he walked, cursing his fashion choices and looking for a safe place to [...]