http://slow.writerscafe.org/Shredwick The original writings of author Shredwick en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776333559 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 11KORA          The heat of the day slowly abated as the great orange sun crawled under the sandy horizon.  Cadmus' night sky began to pepper with the light of bright, distant stars capable of penetrating the city's light pollution and haze.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1641311/ 10RAYNEIR          Time crept by as he spent an uncertain number of endless days in darkness, left alone to dwell on grim thoughts of anger and despair.  He didn't know how many interrogations he'd undergone, how many beatings, by prison guard and inmate alike, he'd end.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1638313/ 9KOVA          Despite being a Redeemer, a Federation Elite, there was nothing he hated more than travelling through the Bulk.  A multitude of things could happen that would make what was left of his life extremely miserable.  There were copious rumors of what the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1638310/ 8MESHIRÉ          Her feet rapidly hit soft wet earth as she hysterically fled for her life.  All about her people cried and screamed, and the smell of burning flesh filled her senses.          They'd attacked without warning, and sh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1622178/ 7GRIEG           A lone dark ship floated in the blackness, a planet of brown and orange suspended in spacetime before it.  On the ship's bridge sat two men, one dressed in a black tight fitting combat suit, the other in loose dark red every day clothes.  The .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1604458/ 6DARDAN          The Infinite Horizon gently vibrated as it touched down on Cadmus' dusty surface, and Dardan went to work on her console to kill the engines.  She never liked it here.  It was hot, dirty, and smelled like a mixture of rust and dried blood.  A.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1599384/ 5RAYNEIR                   "This has to be the easiest four thousand dariks I've ever made," Rayneir moved casually through he exit of the quadrant's local federal building, sharply greeted by one of .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1596023/   4JOULE          The ground shook as the airlock made contact with the unknown ship, and Joule busied herself with a monitor on the wall. With it she was able to access the short range scanners and hopefully be able to shed some light on the ever in.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1588261/ 3TOREV          The air was hot, and thick with moisture, despite the sun only recently breaking the horizon, guaranteeing misery for any being that preferred cooler, dryer climates.  A rancid smell hung in the air, permeating even the best of purificators with foreign .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1588260/ 3RAYNEIR          Systematic chaos, that was the only way to describe it.  And to think, that this was happening in hundreds of thousands of similar places all over the planet at this very moment was almost mind boggling.  But this was life on Masara, as well as ma.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1588259/ 2KOVA          Silence both filled and surrounded the ship as it lazily cruised along through the darkness, having yet to experience anything abnormal during its federation standard month long patrol.  The ship's sole conscious occupant had a feeling.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1588257/ Deep into that darkness peering,long I stood there, wondering, fearing,doubting, dreaming,dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before-Edgar Allen Poe, "The Raven"          A harsh wind raked coarse dust across endless dunes and crags of sharp rock, pulver.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1588255/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shredwick/1588253/