Alex The Inventor - Chapter 3
And the Ghosts in the Glass Tunnels
Chapters 1 to 2 can be read at: Deep Sky Stories
Chapter 3 - A Recurring Dream
The dream began as one full of beauty and hope. It was the twilight before dawn and the sky was soft, deep velvet blue. The boy felt all weight fall away from him as he ran across his back yard. The tall grasses were damp and cool against his legs and he breathed calmly, deeply.
He had a sense of cool, broad freedom approaching and as he reached the old mossy apple tree with its curving, craggy limbs, he leaped! Exhilarating freedom filled his heart, the tree fell away beneath him and the cool night air kissed his cheek.
Next: Chapter 4 - Probably Wasn't A Good Idea
Alex's teacher, Mr. Chater, needs answers to some burning questions that he has pondered over since his terrifying encounter with the creatures from the scrapyard the week before. So he calls on an old friend whom he hasn't seen for several years. Some questions are best left alone. Some old friends as well...As of 2017-08-26, Chapter 3 can be read at: Deepskystories.com
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G.F. Brynn
G. F. Brynn is a self-taught writer & illustrator whose sci-fi stories weave a rich blend of youthful adventurism with ancient myth-fantasy. The characters move in a world in which the divide between dream and reality is thinly shaded.
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