One more time he referenced the "hero with
- One more time he referenced the "hero with a thousand faces" and one more time
- he was surprised that the guy didn't show up. Used to be he wouldn't leave you alone if he heard you say his name across town. But for the last few months he'd been AWOL, and who
- was he anyway? His yearbook picture had been cut out. All my friends had no idea who I was talking about. Phonebooks were blank. It was as if he was wite-outed from life.
- This was some kind of deliberate act of abduction. But how had his memory been taken from the very people he most trusted? Death comes twice to those who are forgotten.
- He tried to think of a way to fight back, to permeate the hearts and minds of people once close to him. But every time he tried, an error message flashed:'Disallowed Key Characters
- . Reboot to base system or risk complete memory dump." It was enough to make a man sigh. Which he did. And as he did he closed his eyes and began to clear away all the noise. His
- Memory Landfill went up in flames when a campfire memory mixed with a tire swing memory. "Tabula rasa, here I come," he said as he mentally rebooted. But then a Niagra Falls memory
- pullled him into a maelstrom of memories he thought long forgotten.His wedding & honeymoon,'Nam,brainwashing,living from airdrops,his return,Reggies betrayal,Charlene's sex change
- $0.50/gallon gas, his first mullet, Alice Cooper concerts, the Susan B. Anthony dollar…but he was in his 50s now. Time to put old memories aside and make new ones, starting with
- $4 gas, Justin Bieber, tramp stamps for preteens and internet memes. Actually, the pentagenarian decided he didn't want to make new memories after all. A midlife crisis was cooler
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- 2011-06-17 17:27:54
- Finished
- 2012-03-17 16:40:35
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Zetawilk Mar 17 2012 @ 16:41
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Chaz Mar 17 2012 @ 17:56
.... full-stop period
Chaz Mar 17 2012 @ 17:59
anyway, earliest childhood memory was Niagra Falls. My dad leaned me over a barrier at night to see the colored lights. Scariest moment of my life--so far.