White Flag

Children of the Nephilim,

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Children of the Nephilim, Magnus said. Well, well. I don’t recall inviting you. Isabelle took out her invitation and waved it like a white flag. I have an invitation. These–she indicated the rest of the group with a grand wave of her arm–are my friends. Magnus plucked the invitation out of her hand and looked … Read more

The Suns, meanwhile, appeared

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The Suns, meanwhile, appeared to be hoisting a white flag over the Arizona desert. With a 12-22 record at the time, they were clearing out big contracts for salary-cap relief and a chance to start over again the following summer. We are taking a step backward in the immediate run, .. But we’re certainly looking … Read more

..when a war ends,

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..when a war ends, what does that look like exactly? do the cells in the body stop detonating themselves? does the orphanage stop screaming for its mother? when the sand in the desert has been melted down to glass and our reflection is not something we can stand to look at does the white flag … Read more