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1 - The Turn I know I have been quiet as of late, not taking time to pen a story or even my days, That needs to change as I watch the setting sun across the bay, I know I need to just settle back and
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The last day came quietly, like the final note of a song long played. Thirty years of routine of familiarity, of a house in the suburbs now sold and emptied. The walls that once echoed with laughter a
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After a time of just enjoying the good food and watching others come and go, a familiar restlessness began to stir within me. I knew I had to get back on the road. The journey was calling, but with i
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The air in the cavern was thick with the scent of damp earth and ancient stone. The muffled roar of the waterfall behind me was a constant, thundering presence, but here, in the heart of the mountain
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The quiet hum of the mini-fridge was the first thing that greeted me as I woke, a gentle, modern sound that was a sharp contrast to the thunderous roar of the waterfall from the day before. The room
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2 - working out the week I would work out my two weeks and then call it a day, then next day when I walked out that door I would hop the bus that came through once a week for the west coast and leave
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The town of Seaview welcomed me not with a grand entrance but with the simple, authentic details of a place that had long been shaped by the elements. I drove slowly down the main street, which curve
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The sun was just beginning to rise, casting a warm, gentle light over the coastline. It felt like I had been driving for an eternity, though the actual distance was probably far less. As I rounded a
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The dregs of my coffee had long gone cold, but I remained in the booth at The Salty Siren, the world outside the window a blur of grey sea and sky. Arthur’s words had anchored me in place, shifting t
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