Heather Atteberry

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“Three More Strokes to the Stars” by Heather Atteberry

Submitted to Contest #83

My toes wiggled this way and that until they found purchase on a sandy floor. My arms felt weightless, and I felt my hair tickle my cheeks in a slow, rhythmic caress. I felt unnaturally cool, yet warm enough to be strangely comfortable. I saw nothing, only darkness, and that concerned me. I realized then that my eyes were squeezed shut. I hesitated to open them, unwilling to break this tranquil state of being: not standing, not rising, not falling. Only floating. I chanced a peek, parting my lids to a narrow slit. Deep, dark. And blue. End...

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