

Where There's SmokeARSON. The third-generation firefighters gray-blue eyes washed over the word repeatedly, and then over the entire headline: ARSON NAMED AS CAUSE OF RECENT BLAZES. With a grunt of exasperation, the man massaged his wrinkled forehead and began to read the article. Ever since Kyle Hurley could remember, he had yearned to become a firefighter. The desire for such work ran in his blood, his mother would say. He shared the intuition of his father and grandfather before him, the instinct to run toward a fire when all others ran away from it. The sheer power of flame struck him with awWhere There's Smoke


addictionDusk.addiction
Dusk, and the last heat of daylight is sinking slowly into my tense muscles. The day has worn long on my seemingly unworthy bones. My feet are dirty and my cheeks blaze pink from the sun's malignant kiss. There is dirt on my hands and under my fingernails and my hair lies in snarls on my tanned shoulders. I'm wearing the same cutoff jeans as yesterday and the shirt I'm wearing doesn't even belong to me.
I climb off my bike and kick it to the side in a nearly simultaneous motion. The tires need air and only the front brakes work. It's hard to tell what color the body originally was, but I think it's beautiful.
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I'm a
It's April 23rd which means it's your special day. Hoping you have a fantastic birthday, get some nice gifts and generally get to enjoy it lots.
All the best and much love from the birthdays team to you
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Birthdays Team
This birthday greeting was brought to you by: ¢nyssi
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MOVED -> *ScorpionFan
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..AND I should learn how to draw freckles!
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