Rock Ridge School was an oddity of the old world, or rather, the world they all used to live in. There was no high school in Rock Ridge. Rather, they had a single school to educate children from preschool up through twelfth grade. As to whether this was strictly legal was questionable before they all … Continue reading Atoms Part 5
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Atoms Part 4
Samuel pressed the gun against his head and spun around to see where they all stood. Amanda’s huffing and the John Ripley’s grunts beat either eardrum in succession. They each looked at him like a piece of meat to be devoured. The other townsfolk backed away slowly with their hands up above their heads. “Samuel, … Continue reading Atoms Part 4
Atoms Part 3
From the journal of Marshall Matthews, Astronomer: I hope this is the first day of the final reset of this strange place where I and a number of other individuals have found ourselves trapped. I am restarting this journal for what may be the hundredth time. This place has all the appearance of a small … Continue reading Atoms Part 3
Atoms Part 2
The old dog padded along beside Samuel on the edge of the abyss. The grass of the field was going to seed and drying out in the hot sun. Even in the day time, he could walk along the edge of their world and see the stars orbiting each other and the galaxies swirling in … Continue reading Atoms Part 2
Atoms Part 1
Stepping out of his front door, Samuel saw that the night was dark and the stars were invisible between the bright security lights on each street corner. He only ever went grocery shopping at 1 am because he wouldn’t run into anyone. He was the sole tenant in an all but abandoned neighborhood. As the … Continue reading Atoms Part 1

