http://slow.writerscafe.org/Cates223 The original writings of author Austin Cates en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775415243 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 people always seem to ask what I would do when you die...how do I tell them that it would take every ounce of willpower I could muster not to tip the casket and find a bottle to drown the very thought of you?how can I say that a hate burns within me so strong that nuclear war seems like the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Cates223/2035939/ he wishes, begs, and pleads to separate every atom of his essence and travel backwards to a day long since lost to timeon that day, his history was laid before him like a mountain path lined with only the most passionate pastel flowersall the decisions he would make that shattered and scatte.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Cates223/2035920/ Choiceby Austin CatesI do not know how the world came to be, nor if we are the only beings shouting into the cosmos. 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