Tag: meaning of life
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Chartan Reflects
(Last week: Chartan rescues a woman from an apartment fire triggered by an earthquake.) In the three months following the earthquake, Chartan made a series of decisions that thrilled his wife. The foundation to his actions was a contract he signed with Sloan that increased his pay by 100 percent. He was now the lead…
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Chartan’s Bravery
(Last week: Chartan and his family are in their apartment when an earthquake strikes.) When a major earthquake hits California, some people scream, few remain calm to the point of leading others to safety. Chartan was one of the few. With Jake pressed to his chest with his right arm, he pulled Gina until all…
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Chartan Is Shaken
(Last week: Chartan decides to continue working as a limo driver.) Chartan stopped the Bentley at the edge of a field. The sun was behind him and quickly dropping below the horizon. A gentle breeze stirred the tall brown rye grass. He hadn’t taken any time these past four days to notice such simple wonders…
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Chartan and the Wood Blocks
(Last week: Chartan, haunted by the dead passengers, is drawn to a strange house where an old woman with a gun claims she knows he is the limo driver with the dead passengers.) Chartan turned from the old woman and ran to his car. He could her laughing. She is the evil in that…
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Chartan Seeks a New Direction
(Last week: Detective Grimes confronts Chartan, Sloan and Brazil at the limo office. Brazil offers his theory on the missing fourth passenger.) Moran looked up from his desk, unsure what his rookie detective had said. “Sit down, Grimes. I’m not in the mood for fantasy.” Grimes explained Brazil’s version of the security tape and the…
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Thursday Poetry: The Response is Laughter
Every few decades In the silent comfort Of a room, I ask, Who am I? The response is like Gunfire in a canyon, Birds scatter, dogs howl And a rescue team Scrambles for answers Until I call off the search With laughter.
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Thursday Poetry: The Acceptance Chair
The Acceptance Chair I’ve seen the chair. In a dream I know it’s there Unusable To those with Deadlines And bottom lines. A throne To sit on When you accept Who you are.
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Chartan Interrogated…Again
(Last week: Brazil, after seeing Chartan on the TV news, races to the limo office to find out about Chartan’s mysterious passengers.) Detective Lt. Moran stood behind a seated Chartan in the same interrogation room where two years ago he had tried to make sense out of how the guru turned limo driver had…
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Chartan At the Beach
(Last week: At the opening of Chapter Three, Chartan drives his wife and their son to the beach where years ago he went to meditate after the loss of his parents.) Chartan, on his back, watched his son, on his buttocks, kick his tiny bare feet—the motion brought the child to the edge of the shade…
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