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Island In The Sand, Part VI
ISLAND IN THE SAND Part VI Star continued to move ever downward, feeling more secure with each order of “one step” she called down to the kids roped together below her. The rungs were made of smooth hard metal, but after so many hard grasps of their surface and...![Island In The Sand, Part IV](https://jamesstrauss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/nuclear3.jpg)
Island In The Sand, Part IV
ISLAND IN THE SAND Part IV The tunnel was like nothing Star had ever experienced before, not even close. None of the children had been exposed to anything like it either. When they stood before the black hole of the opening at the railhead, Jameson tripped a switch...![THE NINETEENTH NIGHT, 30 Days Has September](https://jamesstrauss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/a-shau-valley-001.jpg)
THE NINETEENTH NIGHT, 30 Days Has September
I stood with my right-hand flat, the dirty index finger of that hand slightly glued to my head by a light bond of drying mud. I stared into Clews’ eyes, waiting for an answer. Was I going to live, or die with him? Was I going to do something terrible to everyone...![THE SIXTEENTH NIGHT, 30 Days Has September](https://jamesstrauss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/USMCHymn-1080x675.png)