James was never seen again after setting off down the rutted, puddled road. The voices were very specific. ‘Go alone. Noone will find what you lost’
The mist laid heavy across the gate. Distorted images twisted as the light began to fade away. Twilight approached with a suddein emphasis. His shadow lost in stirring breezes
Her form lead him to places he would never go alone. The tangle of flesh excedes the want in being irreplaceable. He suffered from the belief he meant something . No narcotic, no aphrodisiac, no pain killer offers this high.
James stared at the mist. Why must love be this complex. He stepped forth. The Netherworld awaited. His smile temporary . But souls becomes one with fate.
wRitten as part of a challenge called Finish off Friday detailsare available at https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2016/11/25/finish-off-fridays-2-james-25-11-16/
Oh, and thanks for participating. Forgot that part.
Liked the story very much. Forgot that part too.
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Thank you darling
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Great response; the mists beyond the gate do contain wraiths and fates. Easy to slip away there.
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It’s their power to make you think it is your own free will. 😎
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Do we ever have free will?
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By illusion alone sometimes. It’s no more than a noose while standing on a stool, most of the time
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Or the top of the pill bottle next to the glass of wine.
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It seems I just penned something with painkillers and scotch. I mist have channeled the comment while resolving Father/Son relationships.
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I hadn’t read your response to the Sunday Photo Fiction when I wrote my comment.
I’ve been doing the connectivity thing lately. It happens — channeling, serendip, whatever.
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It was really kind of strange. I had a really weird idea about the last sunset thing. I turned it a bit while writing it. And then I saw your comment. Now, I’m fully vested in there are no coincidences camp.
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Welcome. Be ready for more of the strangeness. Never know when there will be an experience.
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Otherwise it would be a premonition. My normality is cobbled together from the strange and different, that’s are comfortably nor unusual.
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Great story!
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Thank you my dear. I loved the image. It really helped to bring about a good disappearance
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Yes, it really did do that!
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☺
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Mark, are you getting a lot of snow in Payson?
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It’s mixed in with rain. So I’m sure it’s going to be an inch or two but nothing will stick to the ground. It’s still above freezing for now.
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It’s snowing like crazy here.
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I seen it come and go. I had a little on the windshield when I left work but not even a 1/4″. I hope this is the early snow. Most here talk of 3 or 4 snow events through out the winter.
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What do they mean by snow events? Lots of snow 3 or 4 times a year?
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I’m not sure because most of them say they get a foot to foot and a half in the whole year. The weather channel send to think they average 21″ of snow. I used to getting half a foot dumped overnight at least eight times plus another couple of storms at last for a few days. So they have me confused about what to expect. They know I’m used to six and a half feet of snow a year.
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Hopefully it will be a foot to a foot and a half. Thank goodness it isn’t 6′ of snow!
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I would not be happy to find I moved across country for the same weather. Flagstaff can have it all!
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Hahaha! And if you want to be around snow then you will be happy to drive to Flagstaff. LOL! I don’t blame you. That would be horrible to move somewhere for the nice weather and get the same weather you moved away from.
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It’s so beautiful in the mountains. There’s even a beauty to snow 20 miles distant covering the Mogollon Rim. It’s really cool knowing I’m at 5000 feet and there’s that huge rise that takes up the whole Northern horizon
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Sounds beautiful!
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It’ll be posted as Wordless Wednesday with some editing. 🙂
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What a beautiful post and an apt pic
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good write 🙂
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Thank you very much. 🙂
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