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The dead are restless, and a whole lot less cooperative than they have been. That was true even before I drew the short straw and ended up with Vampire duty. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Since then, Reaping has taken way more time. So much, I\u2019m worried I\u2019ll lose all the clients from the career that actually feeds me. I run a small private pilot school. It pays most of the bills and means I don\u2019t have to keep regular hours.<\/p>\n

Death wants me to remain in one piece. She\u2019s bailed me out often enough, she\u2019s all but ordered me to find other employment. I just smile and nod after our little talks, and then I climb back into a cockpit.<\/p>\n

Our last toe-to-toe didn\u2019t go so well. She went and assigned Vampires to me. That\u2019s when Reaping turned into a million-hour-a-week job. I can almost hear the Reaper who was stuck with them before, laughing his head off.<\/p>\n

I shepherd souls to the other side. Vampires have zero interest in leaving, but I have a quota to fill. Means I have to trick them, but it didn\u2019t work for long. They\u2019re onto me. Damn Death, anyway. She painted a target on my back, and now the Vamps are out for blood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I’m basically a mountaineer at heart. I remember many hours at my desk where my body may have been stuck inside four walls, but my soul was planning yet one more trip to the backcountry.\u00a0There’s a timeless element to the mountains. They feel like old friends as I visit them, and visit them again. There’s nothing like standing on a remote pass where I’ve been before and seeing that the vista is unchanged. Or on an\u00a0equally\u00a0remote peak. Mountains are the bones of the world. They’ll prevail long after all of us are dust. It feels honest and humbling to share space with them. I hope I’m blessed with many more years to wander the local landscape. The memories are incomparable. They warm me and help me believe there will be something left for our children and their children after them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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