Vincent W. C. in The Afterglow Publication

Oct 17, 2023

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Orders | tonight or never

They are rare to come by, now that this war is all I remember ever happening.

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Vincent W. C. in The Afterglow Publication

Oct 16, 2023

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Bachelor at Prom | tonight or never

Now they are before me. I retreat into the shadows as he twirls her outward.

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Vincent W. C. in The Afterglow Publication

Oct 8, 2023

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A Golden Slumber | fermata

I had informed Hadiyah and the others that this last trek to the oasis was to be done alone.

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Vincent W. C. in The Afterglow Publication

Oct 22, 2023

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Mute | just a little longer

Margaret tried to hum a tune.

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Vincent W. C. in The Afterglow Publication

Oct 20, 2023

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Hamlet’s Room | spotlight effect

What was laid before him, horrible at night, was even more dreadful in the day

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Vincent W. C. in The Afterglow Publication

Oct 27, 2023

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Rainburst | rage, rage against the light

Tires against gravel. Wailing. Screeching.

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Vincent W. C. in The Afterglow Publication

Oct 5, 2023

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la nuit blanche | blips in memory

It’s midnight dearest, get some sleep.

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Vincent W. C. in The Afterglow Publication

Oct 1, 2023

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Ipatiev House | in a flash

Hush little Alexei, can you feel the fireplace?

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Vincent W. C. in The Afterglow Publication

Oct 19, 2023

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Ophelia on the Parapet | spotlight effect

I see the flower and I am not melancholy. I see my shadow but I am not afraid.

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Vincent W. C. in The Afterglow Publication

Oct 6, 2023

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One Last Duel | fermata

this inexorable, this frigid, this superior —

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