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The Lark

The Lark Publication shares fictional short stories and poetry

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Kritika Mehta in The Lark

A picture of a chessboard with only kings left, symbolizing the final scene of the chapter.

Strangers Bound: Friend or Foe?

Chapter 10 — The final command

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Kritika Mehta in The Lark

A close-up of cuffed hands resting above a man’s bowed head, symbolizing Ryan’s arrest and mental exhaustion.

Strangers Bound: Friend or Foe?

Chapter 9 — Beware of your actions

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Jan C. McLarty in The Lark

Portrait of a redhead woman looking pensively out a window where only the edge is visible. There is an artist’s easel with a canvas painting on it between here and the window, and she holds an artist’s paint brush.

SERIAL FICTION | CONSCIOUSNESS

What’s to Know? And Who is the Knower? — 3

Jan C. McLarty in The Lark

Portrait of a redhead woman asleep on a white pillow with gold filigree. One hand rests along the side of her face.

SERIAL FICTION | CONSCIOUSNESS

What’s to Know? And Who is the Knower? — 2

Kritika Mehta in The Lark

Strangers Bound: Friend or Foe?

Chapter 8 — Tick-Tock

An image depicting Ryan and the detective examining pictures on the table.

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Jan C. McLarty in The Lark

Portrait of a redhead woman looking thoughtful with her chin resting on her left hand. Behind her is a window with a large gold medallion in the center.

SERIAL FICTION | CONSCIOUSNESS

What’s to Know? And Who is the Knower? — 1

Kritika Mehta in The Lark

A man inspects a letter with a magnifier, reflecting Ryan’s intense focus while reading the letters.

Strangers Bound: Friend or Foe?

Chapter 7 — The Wrong turn

Kritika Mehta in The Lark

An empty, dimly lit hallway with shadowy frames on the wall, echoing the eerie feeling Ryan had with someone delivering a letter and vanishing without a trace so quickly.

Strangers Bound: Friend or Foe?

Chapter six — prove your alliance

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Denise Larkin, BA (Hons) in The Lark

The Chair — 15. Trust

Chapter Fifteen

Kritika Mehta in The Lark

A picture of how Ryan’s wall would look: photos of a girl, a bill, and a handwritten note, symbolizing that the stranger also knows about his personal space as described in the chapter.

Strangers Bound: Friend or Foe?

Chapter five — bound to serve

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