The Night of Strange Currencies
A story of friendship, horror, and R.E.M. songs
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13 min readApr 21, 2024
In the heavy night air, I strained to see my friends, but no trace of their presence remained.
Standing atop a craggy, moss-covered cliff, I couldn’t make out the shoreline of Lake Lanier — only the endless inky black of its waters. I was the only one in our group to emerge from our night swimming…
