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Crystal Smee

Crystal Smee

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Oy oy oy sorry, as always, for being gone so long...
At the beginning of each quarter I'm like, maybe this time I'll have time to write! and then, obviously, never do, because each quarter is SOMEHOW busier than the one before...
So...here's the deal: Please don't kill me. I'm spending this summer in Cuba (public health study abroad, it's the coolest thing ever). This means that A: I'll be pretty busy and B: have very minimal internet access. I'll be gone for 8 weeks and won't be able to post here.
I promise to TRY to write - I know I say this and I know you probably don't believe me, but I am ALWAYS thinking about this story (legit, the characters are like voices in my head at this point) and I have so many ideas and I'm always scribbling and then I lose all the papers with all my ideas and anyhow...I'll see what I can do while I'm there. I hope to come back with something substantial to post - I think I might have some stuff written up that I'll try to post before I leave this Sunday.
After that I'll be back and sitting around for two weeks before I go on a birthright trip to Israel, and after that it'll be a lot more sitting around before I go back to school. So, I'll write in all that sitting around time, I promise! I'm not giving up and I hope you all won't either.
Sorry to destroy most hope of summer adds :( There will be some, I swear.

12-Jun-2012 20:45:27

Chuk

Chuk

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That Cuba thing definitely sounds interesting, though I'm not sure that Cuba specifically would be my destination of choice for much of anything, at least if there's much truth to the reputation I hear.
But it does sound like it has the potential to be a really positive experience for you. Hope you enjoy your summer travels!

14-Jun-2012 10:51:26

Crystal Smee

Crystal Smee

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Hey y'all. I'm back - Cuba was INCREDIBLE. Best experience of my life.
I'm currently recovering from some minor dental surgery, and I have lots of handwritten adds I'll try to get to typing up while I'm sitting around and post them for you guys :)

16-Aug-2012 14:10:52

Crystal Smee

Crystal Smee

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Lucas opened his eyes. The sun had come up while he’d been unconscious. He remembered everything – the battle, Jonah’s drunkenness, Sorokin bandaging him…He turned his head to the side, saw the body of Dusty lying there. The blood had dried in a black ring around Dusty’s throat. Lucas closed his eyes for a moment. How many more men had they lost last night? He poked his head up to see a heap of bodies over by the cliff. Their numbers were dwindling. At this rate, they wouldn’t even make it to Brimhaven, or if they did, have near enough men to take the colony.
His stomach ached, and so did his older wounds. He longed for the comfort of a warm bed with Justine at his side. Why had he come to this place Why had he ever agreed to join the army, to leave home, to leave Justine and risk his life? All he wanted was to go home. He would have traded the lives of all the men in this company if it meant he could return. The thought shamed him, and he forced himself to get on his feet and look for Sorokin.
The medic stood by the dead bodies, conferring with Jonah. Lucas supposed they might be trying to decide what to do with the dead. He limped over there, and eventually Sorokin noticed him and ran to support him.
“Hey there,” he said, slipping an arm under Lucas’ shoulders. “You should be resting, man.”
“How can I help?” The camp bustled with the remaining men tending their wounds and packing their things. Lucas wasn’t about to lay about uselessly – if they could get to work, so could he.
“We’ll dispose of them in the ocean,” Jonah announced.
“You’re sure there’s nowhere to bury them?”
“No time,” Jonah snapped. “We have a long way to go today.”
“I’ll grab Dusty and the other last ones,” Sorokin offered. “Lucas…start pushing.”

16-Aug-2012 21:25:14

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