Somewhere Somehow
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The road grew dark; the eyes of the runner, with aspirations to acquire infrared properties, got accustomed to it. Eventually he could distinguish the gaps of bare terrain, brighten by the light of a partial moon. Agile steps consumed the distance, falling smoothly from heel to toe, transporting him to the outskirts of the first elevation. The night was totally promised to the run, and the path, in complicity with the trees, mutated in to a hungry mouth, infinite to the eyes… He kept going. … The same foliage, as an unexpected manifestation of leonine manes, obstructs his view, and his claw-feet give away his ephemeral body weight to a timid creature that reveals its terror with a dry shriek. He rises his foot quickly, instinctively, at the touch of the softness of the diminutive body, but he doesn’t stop, although, silently he whispers and apology. A branch, perhaps an ally of the tiny being, suddenly appears, whipping his face painfully; then the thorny weapon rips his skin and hides, blending with many others. A salty drop, without identifying itself as sweat or as blood, penetrates the corner of his lips. He keeps running.
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About the Book
This is a collection of some of the fantastic stories inspired by the author’s experiences living in a big and unique city presented now throughout adventures that reflect a life full of bizarre excitement; sometimes with a funny development, others with moments of anguish, and some others with unexpected twists towards sadness or horror.
About the Author
Marko Dorantes, an avid reader of the classics in the genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy has developed his own fantastical worlds and adventures, and now motivated by the awesome styles of writers such as Asimov and Lovecraft (his favorites) makes his humble contribution with a book of stories that are not intended at all to be compared with the works of those he calls geniuses but to merely offer a moment of relaxation and fun for whoever might acquire this book. Marko’s education and passion have been in the areas of biology, nutrition and fitness, but his imagination has been trapped by that one where boundaries for creativity exist solely in the mind. Santa Barbara California, his place of residence, offers to him, and to any other living thing, the perfect ambiance for the various ways of expression of a restless mind with its plentiful natural beauty.