The Cold Wind

By Kazel Wood

This is a book of flash fiction written by Creative Writing student Kazel Wood. It features six stories. Most of the stories in this book have a dark tone, where the others are lighter or slightly comedic. The first story is "The Cold Wind," which is about a boy dealing with depression. It has a slightly poetic tone to it as it takes you through his journeys. Then we have the story "Comets." which is a story about two siblings discussing what space is like and how they might go there. The third story is "The Fume of Doom," which is a story about a well established man dealing with some unforeseen problems at a party. We then go into a story named "Resurface." The story shows a man's obsession and how he deals with others to fulfill his obsession. Then we reach a dark story named "So Many Questions," in which a baby tries to decipher whats happening around him. The last story is named "The Race," where a young man faces his rival in a street race. These various stories have different perspectives and different voices.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kazel Wood
• Release date: Jun 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310511134

Kazel Wood

Kazel Wood is a student at Full Sail University and works at the school as a tour guide for new or prospective students and their families. He is from Seattle, Washington and has been published by Down in the Dirt. His ultimate goals are to inspire others to create and to create a world that people get immersed in. He writes fiction mostly and delves into fantasy at times.

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The Cold Wind

by Kazel Wood

Text Copyright  Kazel Wood, 2016

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Book Cover Image/Illustration by: Kazel Wood

Author Photo by Shelly Penor-Barnby

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ISBN: 9781310511134

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Table of Contents

Title

Copyright

Table of Contents

The Cold Wind

Comets

The Fume of Doom

Resurface

So many Questions

The Race

About the Author

The Cold Wind

The cold wind blows into our house and makes me tremble. No matter how many coats I wear it still makes my hair stand on end. The cold wind can’t be stopped.

Caesar, please just go to school, my father says.

I can’t. I don’t feel well. I’m worried I’ll make everyone else sick, I say.

The cold wind makes my stomach grumble and churn. It makes my head weigh a ton and my thoughts turn against me.

Caesar, have confidence in yourself, my brother says.

Why? I say.

So that you can enjoy life more. Don’t let everyone else control you.

The cold breeze makes me have so little power. It grinds my will to dust. It shatters my self-esteem.

Caesar, you are a smart lad, please just have faith in yourself, my grandfather says.

Grandfather, my grades disagree with that, I say.

Grades are a stupid way of showing intelligence.

"But grandfather the school says you aren’t