Day #7: Subzero by Elizabeth Averay Finding it bitterly cold in my research tent I grab another blanket to wrap around myself. The generators ran out of fuel last night and we are waiting for the supply ship to bring more as well as other things needed – but mostly fuel. Trent’s hood pokes throughContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
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12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #7: Subzero by Amber Averay The world seemed paused in a state of suspended animation. The quiet was eerie, broken only by echoing pings and clicks that passed through the sub at measured intervals. It put Brock in mind of whales communicating, and he wondered why he’d agreed to this. Why he’d accepted theContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 7
Subzero It was the best of times.His heart was soaring.He lived to see her.To soak her in.And grow their bond. It was the middle of times.She was there.He loved her.Yet, his heart didn’t race.She stole his heart with all else . It was the worst of times.His heart was frozen.His eyes were staring.His mind wasContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 7”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #6: All in the Family by Elizabeth Averay Staring out the window from my seat on the family jet I am a mix of both excitement and nerves as the private island that has been in the family for generations comes into view. This is my first time to the island. It has noContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #6: All in the Family by Amber Averay December 25 is always a big family gathering. Everyone begins arriving at Mum and Dad’s between 12 and 1 pm, and Christmas lunch is the full-on, traditional event. Roast turkey, pork, chicken, ham, sauces – cranberry, apple, mint, bread – and the veggies seasoned and coatedContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 6
All in the Family The tradition in my family goes back at least five generations. It’s probably even longer than that, but records have been lost going back further than that. It was everything to my family, but I didn’t feel the same way. To me it was old and tired and I was readyContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 6”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #5: Many Colours by Elizabeth Averay Alone in the restaurant. Sitting waiting for my family and their partners, knowing they aren’t coming. I have been here for an hour and a half. This was meant to be a celebration. I graduated top of my class from Uni and I was told we would celebrateContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #5: Many Colours by Amber Averay Fill the ground with rotting corpses Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Perish mothers’ sons and daughters Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Feed the soil with blood and tissue Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Flood the earth with bone and sinew Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Who doesn’t love this time of year? The craziness, the frenzy, the absolute chaos – nobody knows what they’reContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 5
Many Colors Reds and yellows, greens and blues,These are the colors that many choose. But for me, tradition means so little,Such colors are old and brittle. Colors mean nothing, if the spirit is gone,Find love in your heart, and greet the dawn. Life is what you make it, holidays too,Now what you want, is allContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 5”
12 Days of Christmas…Fear
Day #4 – He Is Coming, Part 2 – by Elizabeth Averay Waking to a dim earthen room with no windows or visible doors, I sit up groggily and realise I am not alone. There are eleven others here. I am, by the looks of it, the oldest. Trying to remember how I came toContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”
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