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38 landed, nearly a hundred years ago. After the end of the Earth, the two shuttles were installed there as a memorial. There we held our first funeral thirty years later. Mount Ararat Cemetery grew over time, as one by one the people of Earth were laid to rest. It was unanimously decided that Ararat would be the resting place of Earth survivors alone. A separate cemetery exists for New Earthers, while Ararat remains a monument to Earth and all those who brought her memory and life to this planet. The graveyard now embraces all of the one thousand and seventy three passengers who set foot here a lifetime ago. All one thousand and seventy three souls that put grief aside to build a new future for humans. All resting now, lying in peace and dreaming of their own Valhallas forever. All but one. Another green parrot flies overhead. I notice for the first time how striking its green body looks against the sky. I guess it’s not so bad here after all. You just have to look for the hidden beauty. My chest feels heavy. My breath comes fainter still. With some effort, I turn my head slowly to my right. My vision is going but I know I am facing in the right direction. I am too weak to bring my hand up to my heart. It doesn’t matter. No hard feelings Old Friend, the thought is what counts. I close my eyes again and I can see Valhalla. I can smell salt in the air. I think I hear waves.
39 AN EMBRACE OF THE AFTERLIFE A One-Act Play J.J. Steinfeld CHARACTERS: WOMAN, elegantly dressed. MAN, slovenly dressed. [The two characters can be anywhere between her thirties and seventies, but should be approximately the same age.] SETTING: At a street corner, near traffic lights. TIME: The present. At a street corner, waiting for the traffic lights to change, elegantly dressed woman taps a slovenly dressed man on the shoulder. No other people are in sight. WOMAN: Excuse me, but you look burdened by the cares of all of eternity. Would you like me to ease your weariness? MAN: (Both perplexed by the woman’s presence and finding her appealing) I beg your pardon? Have we met before? Do I know
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Page 17 and 18: 15 On Being Haunted Irving A. Green
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Page 35 and 36: 33 Valhalla Patty Papageorgiou Some
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Page 47 and 48: 45 The Fool Cathy Bryant I was surp
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Page 55 and 56: 53 A Dead Sleep Frank Morelli It’
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Page 61 and 62: 59 The Drak’Krali Ian Nafziger I
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Page 71 and 72: 69 The Device Daniel Ayioltis Follo
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Page 89 and 90: 87 What was I Thinking? Mike Sheedy
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91 Brad was standing over Grady. He
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