http://slow.writerscafe.org/alexj1992 The original writings of author Alex C. en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1779825775 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I wake up. This simple act of retracting my eyelids takes every strength I can muster from this tiring, aging sack of blood and bones. I crack my neck and I sit up. I pull back the dusty old blinds from the moldy window pane I call a bedroom window. The sun has almost ripened against a backsplash of.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alexj1992/1353682/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/alexj1992/1353678/