Brian Dunne

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“Stoke the Embers” by Brian Dunne

Submitted to Contest #232

Her breath mixes with the fumes expelled by the exhaust pipe of the wrecked 4x4. Her figure is distorted by the cloud of haze as she leans against the trunk of a frozen birch. Though I can barely make out her shape, there will never be a time in our lives when I don’t see her.  Never. Shortly, both her breath and the vehicle’s exhaust will cease to exist. The former is preventable. Maybe. The latter is a foregone conclusion. The loss of either spells the severing of a vital lifeline. There’s no point in seeking shelter within the cab...

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Struggling Writer. Aspiring Novelist. Former Soldier. Expat based in Europe. Probably in a cafe, on the laptop, bleeding.