Contributor: Elizabeth Brown - - I couldn’t resist, so we broke the rules. I seduced my wife, and they seized my family. “We must be cursed,” I said. “It’s the end of us.” In one single moment, my life was teetering downhill, fast, faster— unhinged like a wagon let loose or a bike with no brakes. “Why do you talk like that, Eliot? We are certainly not cursed.” “We did it to ourselves and our future generations.” I feigned confidence. Inside I shook with trepidation, sadness—all of it wrapped into one volatile mess. My heart pumped, temples pulsated. Time was short. “You’re not making sense, Eliot. We have each other, a beautiful baby, food, shelter.” “We are not free, Mona. Don’t you want your freedom? What good is any of this without freedom? Department of Environmental Factions, DEF, controls us. Don’t you see that?” She ignored...

Read more »

These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

0 Comments

Author: Elizabeth Brown