The coastal ranger walked the same seaside path for forty years. Today, a silent metallic saucer hovered in the clear sky, its underside pulsing with a soft light. He raised a hand, pointing towards the impossible craft. Fear dissolved, replaced by wonder as a gentle warmth enveloped him. His long journey was only beginning.
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The Day the Sky Felt Closer
The coastal ranger walked the same seaside path for forty years. Today, a silent metallic saucer hovered in the clear sky, its underside pulsing with a soft light. He raised a hand, pointing towards the impossible craft. Fear dissolved, replaced by wonder as a gentle warmth enveloped him. His long journey was only beginning.
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Former diplomat and globetrotter, Dan Costinas is a versatile contemporary writer, translator, and editor. A true polyglot, he has authored and contributed to several dozen books spanning mainly fiction, essays, aphorisms, reviews and criticism, journalism, and poetry.
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