Erik J Kreffel Presents 2 Shorts (+1)

By Erik Kreffel

3 stories by Jaunt author Erik J Kreffel. "Peace, At Long Last" a dying man raised by an alien foster family embraces his humanity before the last flicker of life leaves his body. "The Sap Hole" the last diary entries of a soldier during the Battle of the Somme and a horror beyond the enemy. "Neptune Diamond" is a weird homecoming tale.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Erik Kreffel
• Release date: May 19, 2009
• ISBN: 9781458008848

Erik Kreffel

I've been writing for nearly twenty years and self-published on Lulu.com since 2007. My favorite book subjects are ancient history, space exploration, armchair travelogues and anything else I can employ to create stories.

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ERIK J. KREFFEL PRESENTS 2 SHORTS (+1)

Erik J. Kreffel

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PEACE, AT LONG LAST

Take me back to where Tooraag found me, when I was a young boy, I asked Rogagh, my adoptive brother, one evening. Awaytha the sun was setting in the distant, pale violet sky.

"There is nothing but pain for you there, Jonathon. It’s a twelve-day journey...you are an old man...enjoy your days like Tooraag before us."

My bones creaked as I stood up to throw a shawl around my shoulders; the air was much cooler now than when I first arrived here, more than fifty years ago. I need to know...why did it happen? Why did I come here?

"Tooraag considered it a blessing, brother. You should as well. You have had a full life among us...you are one of us more than you have ever been a human."

"Maybe so...but I need answers, peace, Rogagh. I’ve always been