Simon Ilincev

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“A Thief's Understanding” by Simon Ilincev

Submitted to Contest #18

Rob’s eyes blearily fluttered open, the sun’s rays dancing across his eyes. He lifted his hand to block the light, but instead fell off his bed loudly, groaning.His back issued a sharp crack, like the retort of a gun or the sound of a thief’s fingers being broken.That wasn’t good.To continue to earn enough money for his lodgings, he needed to be in top shape. Housing wasn’t free, and life was still hard even though he had left the slums.As he did every day, Rob stood up and began to stretch. First the ankles, which were important for speed, ...

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Human trying to achieve writing-for-a-living-dom, one novel at a time.