Jackson Withrow
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Symposium
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. Although, this level of solitude anywhere would yield the same effect. Extreme loneliness was one of the challenges that Sloan Ackerton was vetted and trained for. Training that was paying off more with each passing day.
By Jackson Withrow3 years ago in Fiction
A Shark is Just a Fish
The air inside the Majesty Hall Casino and Hotel had an unnatural flavor. It was distinct even after 12 draining, consecutive hours of exposure, as was the case with one eccentric stranger. Lou had never even been to a casino prior to that week, as his journey into the world of high stakes poker had been experienced entirely online and mostly during the more desolate hours at work. However still, he was there and waited alone while the tournament was on a television break in a crowded dining room. In addition to the wait, Lou dreaded unwanted attention brought on by an interview with the national sports affiliate who’d been covering the tournament at that point. It was a tournament Lou was positioned to win.
By Jackson Withrow5 years ago in Humans
