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One Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet: Chapter Seven

The Devil in the Bathroom                Papers shuffled in the open room. Pens scratched on wooden surfaces. A young man behind Isaiah sighed. Another in front of him threw his head back and rubbed his face in stress. Isaiah looked down from his seat. He looked across the classroom and over three dozen heads. He […]

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One Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet: Chapter Six

The Wannabe Production                Jeremiah stared at the deep crack that ran from one end of the ceiling to the other. He remembered the first night he had moved out of his parent’s house into this one. He remembered the heat of that day, almost an entire year ago. It was a hot August evening,

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One Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet: Chapter Five

The Hospital Room                Isaiah sat in a dull room. He thought the walls were green, but he was not sure. Its lightbulb was dying. Soon, it would be gone, and the room would be plunged into darkness. And the little color he now saw would be gone. He knew that. The little light that

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One Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet: Chapter Four

Chapter Four: Father Figures                Daniel gave one last look at the neatly scrawled note from his secretary. He did not throw it out, as was his habit. He instead opened the small top drawer on the right side of his desk, cleared some space, and set it down as if the slightest movement would

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