The Trouble With Being God
A Philosophical Thriller by William F. Aicher
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“Perhaps my life has been nothing more than holding on to a dream and wishing it true, the flash of magic from the wish blinding me from reality.” by Karen Davis, The Trouble With Being God |
26th
FEB
Everything Expires on Monday
Posted by William under book
maybe it sucks, maybe it doesn’t. either way, there are new words in my book… and there haven’t been new words in years.
words:
Chapter Twenty-Eight
At 10:43 a.m. it had been exactly eight hours thirty minutes since Steven’s life had resembled anything even vaguely familiar. Gazing dreamily into his bathroom mirror, he barely recognized his reflection. The man staring back at his him was gaunt, his eyes sunken black and his left pupil slightly larger than the left. He needed to shave, but instead dropped to his knees and vacantly blotted the remaining bleach puddle from the floor with a wad of crumpled toilet paper.
How many times do I have to find out who I am? The answers seem to come to me and then disappear. I can’t even feel my heart beat any more.
Where was Karen? Why had she left last night? Was she dead?
How many times would I have to beat her with golf club to kill her? After ten blows would she be dead? Maybe just bloody and bruised. I wonder if a wood would do more damage than an iron. Could you split a skull with just one swing of a pitching wedge? I bet Arnold Palmer could do it.
He rubbed his eyes and cringed. He’d forgotten to rinse the bleach from his hands.
Well at least my eyes are clean. Now maybe I can see.
Into the kitchen to make some breakfast. Only one egg in the fridge. Best if used by … what day? Sunday? No – Monday. Everything expired on Monday.
Grab a skillet from sink – a quick rinse should be fine. Heat kills everything. Crack the egg and dump it in the hot pan.
Shit, that stinks. Fuck breakfast anyway.
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