Category Archives: River of Dreams

River of Dreams #6: Rockers, Angels, and A Black Bird

Posted on October 5, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 4 Continued more Behind the Red Door They mixed gin and tonics after they had gone for pizza down the street. Lin had asked about pizza, and Steve said, “You have to have pizza to understand what America is … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #5: A Plan Emerges

Posted on October 3, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 4 continued They sat around the Formica table, nursing beers and riding out some slightly awkward spaces in the conversation. Steve’s face lit up suddenly. “Say, I was just tellin’ Lin here about all the cool, wild places around. … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #4: An Old Friend with A New Friend

Posted on October 2, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 4 Over the Bridge Random decided to head over the bridge to Oakland and his friend Steve, who lived in a basement apartment up at the summit of the hills next to a sprawling cemetery. He was a free-lance … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #3: Whispering Mermaids and a Bottle of Gin

Posted on September 29, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 3 Whispering Mermaids As Random drove the small back streets over Twin Peaks from the City College to the department office near the Medical Center, he focused on driving; the radio was off. He was part of the car. … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #2: Miss Bianca’s Lab Day

Posted on September 28, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 2 Miss Bianca’s Lab Day On the way to work, Random blasted the radio. The Who’s “Baba O’Reily” came on and he went all Keith Moon on the steering wheel while shouting the words: Out here in the fields … Continue reading →

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