Tears of frustration blurred my vision. Why had I even seen that small beacon to the outside world when it was evidently far beyond my reach? How could I, a lady of indeterminate age, ever hope to scale these rocky walls? Even a college athlete might find it a lost cause. It would have been […]
Jun 23, 2022
Dwindling Hope
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I don’t know how long I sat on the rocky floor of the cave. My phone was back in my cottage and I had no wrist watch. But, at last, a smidgen of coherent thought got through the panic. What had caused the boulder to fall, blocking my escape? It must have had something to […]
Jun 22, 2022
Trapped
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I closed my eyes. Surely, this was a nightmare. But, when I looked again, the chest and the skeleton were still there, a few feet in front of me. The room was taller than the tunnel. I could stand upright. And, it wasn’t as dark as the tunnel. The sound of the sea was deafening […]
Jun 21, 2022
A Cobwebby Tunnel
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A damp, dank odor wafted out. I stared at the opening; I’m sure my mouth hung open as I tried to take in what had happened. A tunnel? In my snug little home? Why? Hesitantly, I stepped closer and shone the flashlight’s beam into the dark, cobwebby space. I could see no end to it, […]
Jun 20, 2022
The Darkness Below
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Stunned, I stared at the mantel. It jutted into the room, leaving a dark space where it had sat atop the fireplace. I pushed up from the floor and peered into this cavity. What in the world was going on? Why was there a lever inside the firebox and why have that attached to the […]
Jun 18, 2022
As the Storm Raged
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Could this be the entrance to a cave or just something worn by the force of the water through the centuries? There was only one way to find out and that was to go down this impossibly steep cliff and peer inside. However, even a mountain goat would have a problem doing that and if […]
