Barbed Wire
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  • Reads 121
  • Votes 1
  • Parts 2
  • Time 5m
Ongoing, First published May 17, 2014
Barbed wire: representative of Keep Out: Danger. A symbol of problems in poetry. But what does that have to do with this story?

Meet Skylar. A fearless, dangerously curious teenager. She also has a hint of rebellion (of course. What teenager doesn't?). In communities of the Eutopian country of Alexiteric, fear, intelligence, and normality are built into people. Curiosity is strongly discouraged for good reason.

The curious are likely to meet an unpleasant fate on the wrong side the barbed wire fences. They may be murdered, robbed, or dying of starvation. The desert area of Acrasia is ruthless. No one returns from behind the barbed wire.

Will Skylar? Will she discover something she never knew and return safely or will she meet an unlikely fate?
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