The Croissant Novel

Enrique Guerra
Oct 16, 2023
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I will be adding a few chapters of this science fiction story every week to this page. The title of the novella is A Slice of French Bread.

A Croissant Story (Chapters 1 & 2)

Enrique Guerra
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October 10, 2023

Chapter 1: Late Maximilien was late for work. He showered quickly, struggled with his backpack and supplies, repeatedly dropped the apartment keys, and then ran down the street to catch a city bus, which, knowing the reliable driver that took care of that route, would probably be precisely on time. He had hope he could catch it, but he would have to r…

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A Croissant Story (Chapters 3)

Enrique Guerra
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October 13, 2023

Chapter 3: Transport The two men sit at the front of a cart that is pulled by something resembling an ox. The animal is large and muscular and has big horns. As with everything else in this place, it is very colorful. In the cart are stacked crates filled with many kinds of vegetables.

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A Croissant Story (Chapter 4)

Enrique Guerra
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October 19, 2023

Chapter 4: The City Everyone under four hundred must seem like a fresh, youthful child when you are over a thousand years old. Gabriel is not that old as time is measured in his or Maximilien’s world, but he might feel that way about everyone around him. He has seen many changes, and he has also seen that many things remain the same. He continues livi…

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A Croissant Story (Chapter 5)

Enrique Guerra
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October 26, 2023
A Croissant Story (Chapter 5)

Chapter 5: Siege The sky became dark. The white luminescence of the sky, and the large corridors that make up the walls of the far landscape beyond the mountains and the local valley, turned dark purple, green, and black. Spidery webs crawled and traced paths in long continuous filaments along the white walls and the dome of the sky and began to break …

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A Croissant Story (Chapter 6)

Enrique Guerra
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October 29, 2023
A Croissant Story (Chapter 6)

If you missed the earlier chapters, here is the link to the Croissant Story page where the other chapters are posted: The Croissant Novel - by Enrique Guerra - Massive Profusion (substack.com) Chapter 6: Questions They travel underground for a very long time. The cart surfaces quickly and for a very short time when it enters the city border…

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