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    Cosmic Roller Coaster
    Cosmic Roller Coaster
    Cosmic Roller Coaster
    Ebook18 pages13 minutes

    Cosmic Roller Coaster

    By Zachariah Caylor

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    In "Meet Me at the Bridgemont Inn" a recently dependent husband tries to salvage what's left of his relationship. "A Field In The Desert" is a retelling of the Kotan Utunnai epic from Japanese myth set in a post-apocalyptic world. "Become As One" Lila Bemis is a young woman battling anxiety and depression. At the suggestion of her therapist Lila joins a women's social club, but the club has other worldly motivations. "Devils In the Sky" Retired Earth military Captain Eric Rikeland has taken a job as a security contractor. His primary job is personally overseeing the safety of the crews on various scientific exploration ships. During a hibernation transport on the ship "Seeker" Eric is jarred from his sleep and finds the rest of the ship a desolate ruin. Eric's attempt to save what's left of the ship and its crew are met with an unrelenting and impossible resistance. Can he get everyone home safely or will it be too late?

    Take your seat, fasten your seat belt, and pull down that lap bar. The next ride on the COSMIC ROLLER COASTER is now departing.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZachariah Caylor
    Release dateApr 27, 2023
    ISBN9798223606505
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      Cosmic Roller Coaster - Zachariah Caylor

      Meet Me at the Bridgemont Inn

      Michael checked the room clock by the bedside, he saw that it was a quarter past four.

      Linda should have arrived by now.

      Michael sat twisting his ring around his finger. His left leg bounced, the only one of the two that could since ‘44. Twenty years had come and gone. Nothing had ever gotten easier. Not for him, anyway.

      The door opened, and Linda broke through the midday sun that filled the entry. Without a word she walked over to the empty seat out on the patio across a table from Michael. Linda reached into her handbag, pulled out a cigarette and lit it.

      Moments passed like eons and Michael finally spoke, Linda, I... I just want to know. Is there any way to save us?

      Linda’s mouth moved around as if she were chewing up the question. "There is nothing left to save. Not anymore. I wasted the best years of my life taking care of you and I am not going to do it anymore. I am

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