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From a Deep Recess

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The panic erupted his sleep. It was a fire alarm going off in his head, a realization that he’d left a pot of soup boiling on the stove or the bathtub running, and he’d driven hours from home and had no cell service. It was none of those issues, though. It was worse.  Joe Boyle realized he’d failed to drop a course and tomorrow was the final exam. It was his last ...

Outstanding reviews

Loved the story. It captured every professional student's recurrent nightmares. I still have them. I particularly loved the humor at the end. Great work. Only suggestion might be to add a little background for the narrator.
Ha ha, love the ending, David !😂
I once read about why nightmares like this are so common. Supposedly it's something to with our identity being threatened. We live in a world where our cv is basically the proof of our worth in society so if part of it is taken away, our life as we know it could be taken away. This story was a clever depiction of those fears.Quite often "it was all a dream" endings are criticized, but I think the subject matter here made it a great read. Enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for sharing
Yea, sorry to admit I have had nightmares like that!

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