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  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    The maze was a bit eerie. The dark hedge walls were thick and tall to the point that Alan wondered if it stretched on forever. It was hard to tell ...

    Jan 2, 2024
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    Alan was glad to return to the cabin after breakfast. He wasn't particularly tired, but he figured a long shower could make him sleepy. Had he ever had a lazy ...

    Dec 30, 2023
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    Was it the weekend already? Alan was losing track of time. Time. A human construct, a unit of measurement to quantify the day and nights. If Alan were more disiplined, ...

    Dec 30, 2023
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    Never had a simple C major chord sounded so heavenly. Alan let the chord ring, glancing at Lyall by his side on the bench. "Are you sure you want to ...

    Dec 20, 2023
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    Alan couldn't say no to a challenge, especially if it came from certain people. Hild was one of them. So was Shay. Something about the two of them made him ...

    Dec 13, 2023
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    A hand warmly brushed across Alan's shoulders then, which startled Alan a bit, but then he saw that it was just Lyall. He rounded the back of his chair to ...

    Dec 8, 2023
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    Did Alan have a plan? Not really, but he found that the best of nights often weren't planned. They were completely spur-of-the-moment, strung together by being at the right place, ...

    Dec 8, 2023
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    Admittedly, today was kind of strange. The day started with Alan waking up from a horrific nightmare. Then it proceeded with him barging into Lyall's room at 4am to use ...

    Dec 4, 2023
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    Garbage. Garbage, garbage, garbage. Why couldn't Alan make music? With an exasperated sigh, Alan balled the fifth paper, tossing it in the trash can and missing. Again. He slumped forward, ...

    Dec 1, 2023
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    "Seriously, bro?" Alistair said through a scoff, face palming with a big smile. He held a lit cigarette between his fingers, the gray smoke puffing up in the sky. "You're ...

    Nov 29, 2023
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    It really only felt like Alan closed his eyes for half a minute. A louder noise woke him up, and for a second there, he was mildly disoriented, feeling like ...

    Nov 28, 2023
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    What did Alan want? What did he truly want? And more importantly, what was achievable? What was doable? What was attainable? Alan woke up feeling disoriented, once again asking himself ...

    Nov 27, 2023
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    It actually wasn't a far walk. Considering that Alan had come back from the run with Hild that morning, he had a vague idea of where to take him. Lyall ...

    Nov 19, 2023
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    Stop. Pause. Rewind. Where the hell was he? Moaning, Alan squinted up at the rising sun, feeling every bone in his body creak with each movement. He rubbed his eyes, ...

    Nov 19, 2023
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    Eve had enough. She was done wasting time. Destroying bugs was unproductive. More of them will be planted, and nothing would change. Destorying the bugs didn't change anything. It was ...

    Nov 19, 2023


Too often we crave the extraordinary in life, without even learning how to cherish the ordinary first. Friend, I promise you this: if you can learn to take joy in the simple mundane things in life, the extraordinary will take care of itself, it'll be on its way, hurrying towards you. But if you skip the first part, it'll ever evade you.
— Arcticus