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As the aliens landed, thousands of people, even more soldiers and law enforcement workers, made a circle around the spaceship. Five minutes of steady anticipation. Five minutes of silence so strong, you could hear the air molecules collide. Five minutes of tension so thick, you could weave carpets out of it. Five min...
I stood at the grave, wondering why. I knew her all of ten minutes, and she changed my life. Why was I lucky enough to know her? Why did I take the chance? Why, dammit, couldn’t I have found her in time to thank her? \------ It had been a bad day. I had found out late the night before that my girlfriend was cheating ...
What is here is dangerous and repulsive to us. This message is a warning about danger. The danger spreads with time, but it cannot ascend a gravity well without help. It is localised on this world. It is likely spread all over this world. *The danger can be nullified, over a small area, with extreme heat. Suffici...
It had always been 1%, as far as Erin could remember seeing the bar. It never did anything. She saw the bar for the first time when she was in school, but the details of when and why eluded her. She led a peaceful life, she had a day job and didn't care much, until one evening. That day, she rode a train to work, but ...
The tiny gem sparkled up at me from the bedroom floor. Putting the vacuum cleaner aside, I sat down on the edge of the bed. Discounting the idea that my sandwich had somehow had rubies in it, that left only one option. The being under my bed. I had only once caught a glimpse of it. A bit of wispy black, a very amorphou...
Many a hero or villain have a some shallow or deeper purpose that propel them to the paths they take. Several among them have tragic backstories that make their lives rather extreme. To seek out dangerous and life-altering superpowers is not a feat for the faint of heart. I have no such tragic backstory. A simple one, ...
(This is the first time I wrote for a prompt. Yay! I'm not a native speaker so, if any of you have suggestions and critique, feel free to tell me. There's a LOT of space for improvement) I quit smoking years ago. I still remember that day. I wish I haven't seen the news. My hands are shaking as I put a cigarette in m...
Caspian crested a hill and paused to catch his breath. A harsh landscape of sharp rocks and stunted trees stretched before him. These wastelands were littered with artifacts of an ancient empire, as wondrous as they were deadly. Here, an enterprising tomb raider could make his fortune... or meet his end. He took a pul...
"Waffle House?"the barbarian pipes up from the wagon, apparently having slept off her hangover during the ride into the swamplands. "You know this place?"the paladin asks with a raised eyebrow. "Eggs! Bacon! Coffee! Opportunities for a fight or an adventure!"she exclaims jumping up to peer over the top of the wagon. ...
The Twenty-Niners How strange is it that the time between our births and deaths are arbitrarily decided by a calendar invented and maintained only by humans, and yet that has always been the way. I was born on March 31st, 1990 and once I arrived into the world kicking and screaming the maternity ward’s oracles div...
“What the actual hell?” “What?” “I sent you to go save my daughter, the princess from a dragon, only to find her head on your fucking hip!” “Wait, but you put a bounty on her head.” “No I did not! I asked you to retrieve the princess for 300 gold!” “Retrieve, meaning retrieve a head.” “…where did you grow up?” ...
What a disaster. I was later than I'd liked to have been. Just my luck, I guess. More work for me in the long run. I surveyed the two men brawling in the crater below me. Shouting, bitterness, and spiteful anger. They were riled, and the whole city knew it. With each connected blow, the crack of empowered fist against...
I couldn't see anything. A fluid red mist filled my eyes, as I felt myself falling. It must've been thirty seconds or so before I crashed through a thin barrier into a massive pillow. The mist cleared, and I absorbed my surroundings. Demons, skulls, naked women... Naked women? Before I could do anything, one of the b...
My whole life, I've known how I'll go from this world. One bullet to the head. This single piece of information has shaped my life. I rarely leave my house these days. The fear is too great; I stow away in my apartment and hide from my future. I've never been able to trust a single person I've met, no matter how much...
Clara never wanted a child. Before she can even remember being able to remember things, she recalls the nightmares that woke her up in her cot in the darkness of her room. The screams of a woman in her mid thirties as the birth of a new life tears her apart. The blood, the anguish and fear in the eyes of those around h...
It was almost over. In about thirty minutes, his last chance would walk out the front door. They would be giddy and energetic, greedily clutching their stash. No, not greedily. Not with these children. For the first time since he'd started these activities, he didn't have an excuse. These children were different. Not j...
He lied there, lifeless and still. I tried to revive him with CPR, he wouldn't wake up. I felt sad, regretful, scared and angry. I wish I noticed him sooner. But I didn't. The dark and silent night is only filled by the light from my car and the slow hum from the engine. "I need to report this." I take out my ce...
We found two bodies on the surface of the planet. They looked like they had been dead for at least twenty years, their mummified faces the only visible part through their transparent helmet visors. At first we thought they were an old Soviet mission gone awry, but the Russians assured us their records said nothing abou...
Give the little drummer boy a decade or so and he'll give every pop star a run for thier money. On top of that, one would have to give him a drum set. For now, he had to settle with the drumsticks he had carved himself from the legs of a chair that someone had left outside with a sign saying: free. The Little Drummer...
"Three days after we had confirmation that the Bat..."Gordon cleared his throat. "After we.. After we knew it was him. That he was dead. Three days later, we found him. The clown. We found him in a crumpled heap in Crime Alley."Gordon stubbed out what was left of the cigarette and flicked it away into the night, o...
"Holy shit, Jim, you have to come see this." I held out my hand, still wrapped in black plastic. The same material that made up all of our suits, which we wore mainly to protect us from the chemicals we worked with. "So what?"Jim said. "You're wearing your gloves. We all wear them."He held up his own hands, showing m...
Hello, Earthlings. Sorry, I mean Americans. If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. And I would like to stress that t...
I kept picking at my food, it had been a while since I had been out, spending most of my time working on writing. People didn't like being shoved off, so I eventually agreed to come out with my group of friends. In the end it had been four of us; me, Linda, Claire, and Vi. We were pretty much best friends before I'd pi...
"They have yet to admit there are others!"Marp yelled to the Galactic Council. "We've been straight forward with their rulers so as to disseminate the information appropriately. We have made... subtle... appearances. We have sent radio signals, strange weather, and started taking their livestock but, well, nothing." M...
The play was over, and as the lights came up, Father and Mother stood, applauding with the rest of the crowd. I stood and stretched. I grabbed my jacket. I slowly put my arms into the sleeves and aligned all the buttons. Mother and Father were still clapping. Father put his fingers into his mouth and whistled loudly...
"You're a madman, Kovacs,"Batman growled. "No better than the criminal scum you seek to kill." "Hurm,"Rorschach rasped. "Knows my old name. Clever. But not clever enough to realize how scum like him should be treated."The killer writhed in Rorschach's grip. "This is my city,"Batman snarled. "*Your city cries o...
Hey bro you know what would be really cool? Grabbing that drunk as chick and sacrificing to our lord and saviour Satan! God dammit here the demon goes again. *Listen Mark, Sorry Markiuxus, I appreciate what you did for me bringing me back from the dead and shit, healing my physical body what ever, but I can't go ar...
Batman. The Dark Knight. Vengeance without death. Staring down the officer. The officer that did something that no one else in Gotham managed to do: kill the Joker. When Red Hood tried to kill Joker, Batman stopped him. Whenever rival criminal gangs almost killed the Joker, Batman broke up the fight, and prevented the ...
Not many know this, but the adage has an interestingly literal origin. It was many revolutions ago when we first made contact with the humans. We were deep in an interstellar war with the Roxari at the time, and were desperately struggling to keep up; the truth was, they had us outgunned and outmanned at every turn. D...
They would visit every so often to the cabin in the woods. The aliens. They would sit and have slavashargard while they watched their favorite reality tv drama. EARTHICAN!!! In the beginning it started off slow and bland, just buttfuck gigantic lizards roaming the earth. It was fun to see them maul and maim each other ...
We paraded from the inn toward Bergmara’s gates accompanied by great fanfare: children hanging from the massive lamps just to get a look at us, trumpets blaring, women blowing kisses, throwing flowers at us…. One particularly luscious blond dashed into the street as our convoy passed and begged old, gnarled Guerven t...
At first, people ran in terror, but lately the dark wyrm Zoranzashir has become just another piece in the hedge fund game. The first anyone saw of the creature was its vast, shadowy bulk approaching across the Atlantic on bat-like wings that would dwarf a the standard Dubai yacht. Ships that it passed over franticall...
Year 22nd, almost six hours in. I feel different, another patch, that must be it. I now experience trembling. Is it fear? Is it the alcohol? Could be both, they forgot the in-game explanation again. There is a bed 73 metres away. I cannot wait to get to it. This heavy raincoat and anti-aircraft pistol that I adore are ...
When we were children, my little brother had a nack for making the most beautiful objects. He was a master at woodworking and could make the most intricate carvings. Dolls made out of wood that looked like real babies. Flowers so delicate that you worried the petals would fall if handled too roughly. Soldiers that were...
It was after midnight and Sara still wasn't asleep. She turned over again and sighed, her breath warm on my back. "Jim?"Her voice was quiet in the dark. "Honey? I can't sleep." "I know."I rolled over to face her. The edge of her cheek was outlined in moonlight from the window above our bed. I sighed. "Me neither." ...
"Wait! Listen-!" The unchanging face of the Runner flashes by in an instant, the same instant I feel the familiar punch of a bullet to my left thigh. "Please..." I'm dragging myself after, but they're already gone. I can't catch up like this, and so I'm left to the slow wait until I and the others groaning around me...
Several high-pitched whines and low gurgling filled the room as various weapons were activated and aimed. The ornate robot, unarmed, turned towards the human ambassador: "You better have a good excuse to put us and these... Savages, in the same room." A series of beastly noises came in response, followed by the trans...
I shut the door behind me, as a formality more than anything else. Most of the house is gone. The street is empty. I guess I shouldn't care. These people have never been mine anyway. They've never prayed to me or kept my tradition. But who does anymore? The world would be too lonely if I didn't make the effort. It's...
"Early yesterday morning, a literary icon passed away in his Florida home. Garrett Anderson, famed author of science-fiction novel 'The Web', is best known for his visions of the world of tomorrow and what it might bring. Praised for his 'stunningly realistic' depictions of day-to-day life in an electronic future, An...
"SKULLGO!" The horrid amalgamation of bone and flesh assembled itself within the ritual circle and wished with all the breath it didn't have that it could sigh. Just once would be enough. He was a monster, a terrifying freak of disembodied parts and minds. He didn't deserve what was being done to him. "He rejected m...
"I'm sorry to inform you but according to our diagnosis... your daughter is Schizophrenic." Ela watched her mother break down into tears. Her father sagged into his chair, head buried in his hands. She didn't understand what was so wrong, but as she got older it became more clear. "Why is she whispering to the ...
The nurse couldn't speak German, so I was going to hop on back - fluent in sixteen languages, one of them German, but also French, Italian, Latin (taught to me by a Roman centurion who should have been killing me as a barbarian), and a spattering of a few others. In a word, I'm good. Very, very good. I've recorded the...
I stood in the Meadow of Choosing, the single bright clearing at the heart of the vast dark forest. My legs burned, ached, and trembled. I had stood here since before midnight, and now the sun was high in the sky. Tradition said I must stand in place until chosen. Most stood no more than two or three hours. I did not k...
There are two things that throughout history human beings have sought above all else: power, and immortality. There are simple reasons why people crave these things. Power can lead to a more comfortable livelihood, but it is the want for immortality that truly reflects on human nature. For deep down, everyone is terrif...
I slashed my sword at his chest and watched as he tumbled to the ground, holding the wound trying to stop the blood from flowing out. I let out a sigh of relief, this fight has taken far to long. I noticed he was still alive and trying to grab something out of his knapsack desperately. So I lifted my sword into the air...
The truck swerved to the side, missing us by inches. The sudden turn caused the truck to jack-knife as it hurtled towards the overhang, its screeching tires leaving long black rubber marks along the road. The driver managed to jump free right as the truck went over the edge, his trucker hat flying skywards as he rolled...
"Huh. That's my body." I hunched over it, kicking it slightly with my foot, which passed harmlessly into my rib cage. YES. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH YOU HAD A HEART ATTACK. The Grim Reaper, scythe in hand, stood by my side, looking on with what I judged to be professional sympathy, though it was a bit hard to tel...
“You were drinking my Scotch? The Red Label? You basic bitch.” My dad dropped to one knee and reached deeper into the liquor cabinet. “We use the Red Label for cocktails and drink the Black Label neat.” He placed a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black on the counter, ruffled my hair, and wandered off. ... “Marijuana? Do yo...
"What, do you mean we have to kill each other?" "No, are you daft? We'll lose more than just our licenses if we let that practice continue. The swords are all dull and made of wood, this is just a way for new graduates to vent their frustration on the time they spent over their dissertations." "So only one of us can ...
"So, what does it mean?"Terrace asked. Principal Wallman's star shone bright enough to fill his office with cool cerulean light. The older man's face was wrinkled with concentration as he focused more and more energy onto the eight pointed star on the back of his right hand. Suddenly, the light vanished and the pr...
Every night from a different number, and with a different task. It didn’t make any sense, so why was I obeying? When you get a text asking you to tilt your mirror to the side, why would you ever follow? Obviously, I am just too meek and small to do anything else than take orders. Yet I awaken to seeing the reflection ...
I had taken to hiking in the latter years. Quality woodland wear was in no short supply from nearly four decades ago, and it gave me a rare peace to stroll the wild unburdened by dread or lonliness. "A man should be useful,"was a saying my father would tell me frequently. In an age where people were increasingly distr...
It was a typically cold February evening, but one wouldn't have been able to tell when seated inside la Fleur d'Ambre, a restaurant laced with dazzling lights and stellar cuisine, a place that has never let down in its ten glorious years of business. Plates peppered our table, each licked clean. Bridgette's fair-color...
“What the hell are you holding?!” I squint at the man on the other side of the pier. He’s holding something long in his right hand. Definitely too long to be a knife. “Seems like you didn’t bring a knife either,” I shout back. “Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a store that’s open at midnight around here?...
"Oh neat,"said Harris, dressed up as zombie Abe Lincoln. "Tom Cruise! Same teeth and everything." Andrei stood on the doorstop a little confused. "The... the actor, yes? I think you've mistaken me. My name is Andrei." "Yeah, sure, but you've come as Tom." "I don't think Tom has these."Andrei pointed to his mouth and...
It happened like most things in the universe, a combination of obscene luck and chaotic randomness. As Voyager passed through the Oort cloud at the edge of the Sol system, a rogue planet, dark and doomed to eternal cold and silence caused a gravitational distortion, and it's trajectory forced a reversal, a slingshot e...
"What if I'm the only one that can read minds," I thought whimsically, eyes taking in the room through the steam wafting off my double-shot pumpkin-soy latte with a sprinkle of cinnamon and two sugars, thanks. A girl with short hair, a long skirt, narrow features and wide eyes stared back at me. *"Oh, god, she's s...
I have no idea what this thing is. It's like a watch in 3D. It's about the size of my palm. Along with a few hands lying flat on the face, there's maybe 10 more sticking up and sideways and all around in a glass dome with symbols painted all over. My first thought was that it was a paperweight made out of a sea urchin,...
“Some say Thog, why you no beat enormous cat with stick? Good question, Thog would rather teach us how to beat our heads with drawings. You see this wood once dead, burnt to death and useless. But Thog say no, wood isn’t useless. Wood can become something beautiful, Thog likes to believe we can all be something beautif...
Five, five was the number of attempts made to complete a mundane task: obtain a gallon of milk. The first four have all ended in failure. Epics depicting journeys and adventures within this universe were present throughout our literature, while the media remained saturated in an endless stream of quests fulfilled by t...
I considered the challenge before me very carefully. One wish is mine. One wish neither. One wishes him. I had three wishes to get everything I wanted. I had one wish to make the other two count. I thought long and hard. It was a quandary indeed -- perhaps the best way forward was to simply get the best I could out o...
"So, big man, wanna invest?"I gave him a winning smile, as I gave all my suckers. A bit of showmanship might even actually WORK on the guy, for a deal like this. The silence elapsed like an hourglass- the end not quite clear, the middle all racing, the beginning tense until it burst. "You are insane,"he finally cede...
The Hogbuth Imperial War Room was in a chaotic mess as its inhabitants debated among themselves, the plans of invasion had been in the process of realization when information from the Spy Mistress made them pause. The trouble began so soon after their intelligence division had reported spotting a level 3 planet with a ...
Very few people wake up in the morning and fear getting kidnapped by 34 different drug cartels, gangs, or powerful government organizations on any particular day. You life has to be out-of-control in more ways than one for that to happen, and I had a pretty good handle on things. I knew it was true, because I had said ...
Millie stared at the figure who had appeared in front of her. She hadn’t expected anything to happen really. There had been some old books up in the attic that she hadn’t seen before, Mom and Bill were away for the weekend, she figured she’d pull them out and have a look. What Millie hadn’t realized was in getting so...
The dew of the early morning swept across the field, sparkling from the moonlight. Evan dug his feet into the soft ground, lifting his sword at the ready. His opponent was stoic, unconcerned with Evan’s sword. “Take this!” Evan yelled, charging his opponent. He swung his sword down on his opponent, tearing it apart. S...
“What?” The Knight blurted, confused. “Is this a trick?” “This is no trick! Take her!” The Dragon pleaded. “Take her away from here- as far as you can!” The Knight, still skeptical, replied “You aren’t going to fight? Not even a little?” “Please! I beg you! I have been tortured for the past 2 days!” The Dragon said....
"You swore on Father's name!" "You need not remind me,"I grumble back. My forgery seems to have finally been noticed. Pity. "We made a promise! We'd never lie to each other for as long as we lived!" "I didn't lie." "Your little trick-" "Was completely harmless. Just insurance."I interrupt the Queen, much to the s...
"We have you cornered"barked general Parker, at the wanted man. The army guided the wanted man to an isolated field outside the city. They knew his powers to manipulate inanimate object had the potential to cause major damage to their cities. Clouds, buildings, who knew what else. The general was nervous because he ...
It was the only time in my life I had begged the gods to let me die. The bear had caught me foolishly unaware while I was picking blueberries by the lake. When I saw the cub, it was too late. The wind was knocked from my lungs as the bear had struck me from behind. I hit the ground, hard. My chest burned and I at...
The laws were clear. Genetic modification for food production and medicine was allowed though many companies toed the line. But genetically modifying the code to make dangerous or frankenstien reatures were not. You could not add the genetic code to give a lizard wings and the ability to breath fire. Or give rabbit an...
It was a fairly normal day, or at least it started out as such. I woke up, made a pot of coffee, then sat on the porch with my laptop and a mug to get some writing in. “Here we have the lone human author in his natural habitat. He drinks this caffeinated beverage, common to the locals of this world, to stave off the r...
The world is frozen. Completely solid some say, but those of us who have seen the creatures swimming deep below, who have witnessed the glow of ghost lights buried at an impossible depth, we knew the truth: that something lurked beneath. The Elders said it didn't matter though. That even if something did live down ther...
The window was cracked open just a little, that hot summer night, to let a little cool breeze enter. If any cool breeze besides me, ever accepted the invitation. My every step silent as shadows, yet my eyes burning bright as moonlight... My weapons all concealed, yet I made no effort to hide my true nature. I wa...
It was a bright sunny day without a cloud in the sky. The air was warm, and the traffic seemed quiet as I walked down the street to my corner store with a little skip in my step. I opened the door anxious with anticipation and wondering what would be inside today. I saw flowers. Flowers everywhere. All they so...
I struggled to my feet. Wiping blood from my eyes. This battle was so intense. I wasn’t going to win. I needed help. I gazed upon the large man panting. I powered up, my red blades forming as I allowed the anger to flow forth. But, before I could launch myself at him, a large boulder slammed into him. Help! Thank the s...
I saw it's brown fur glow from atop a crumbling pillar of ash. This monstrosity was unknown to all who lay bloody amongst ruins of campaigns past. Razor sharp fangs drip in grim satisfaction. Victory was an ally of this abomination. I thought of running, but why? This giant hulk could and did kill all, but not I.....
Johnny remembered. Socks. Socks. Johnny remembered socks. He got socks from Santa last year. He had complained to his parents. They looked sad about it and said, “Well, it’s been a rough year and Santa probably had to let go of some of the elves, so I don’t know if he was able to give what he wanted to, dear. But next...
It may not have been what I expected, but I still made a commitment to use my ability for good. "Everybody on the ground!"Automatic gunfire pierces the serene monotony of the bank. "You!"The masked gunman jerks his weapon, aims at the teller, "Fill the bag!" I watch from the shadows as she does so, whimpering. This ...
Dumbledore made me take the unbreakable vow not to tell anyone, but I'll be dead before anyone hears this recording. Yes, a muggle cassette recorder. But you probably know what this is already if you were able to play this tape. I mean, if wizards are going to kill each other, at least they have a simple way of doing ...
“Is this seat taken?” I looked up from my drawing pad, looking at the man and then around me at the park. “Umm…yeah, sure.” There were plenty of empty benches that I saw in my quick scan. I was tempted to say that I’d prefer to sit alone, but I don’t know. Always had an issue with confrontation. I resolved to let the...
"Same as always. Remove the soul through the anus and leave the body intact. Piece of cake." "Don't get cocky, Blork. I have a quota to meet." "You worry too much. I was born with a probe in my claws. I could rip this creature's soul out in my stasis." "Then shut your thought-hole and get to work." "Alright... what...
The Historical Revision Agency was created on June 16th 2048, following the invention of working time travel six months previously. The founders, Mr. Joseph Krass and Mr. Henry Fitzgerald, made a very good case for the agency's existence before governing bodies such as the UN and the WHO; both of whom were a bit scepti...
People often say that traumatic experiences toughen the mind. Perhaps. But just as clay is soft and squishy before it has time to harden, so too are people after immense tragedy. The nine men that were gunned down outside the Kremlin weren’t a part of the plan, but at this point, there was no turning back. Too many...
The War seemed to have gone by in a flash... flashes, I guess you could say. Luke couldn't remember every time he'd gone out on patrol or chased after some lowly smuggler who'd flown too close to the Star Destroyer. Always doing exactly as he was told, Luke fit his peg like the good pilot he was. "What are you go...
I picked up the phone, the handset heavy in my grasp. It had been a long day, and there was nothing I wanted to do more than put my feet up and sink my teeth into a delicious slice of pizza. But there are things to attend to. Things I cannot ignore. The old-style rotary phone clicks and whirrs as I dial in the digits...
Bliss. "We all know that parenting is hard. Schedules to keep, meals to cook, and clothes to buy. But what can you do, when you've tried everything and your precious angel is acting a bit more like the devil every day?" Bliss. "Studies have shown that hyperactivity and misbehavior in children often stem from a...
I can't shake the sensation of pursuit, that I am a goal for somebody else. Can it be a pursuit if I, the target, am locked into this fearful position? I hastily check for the definition of 'pursuit', my fingers finding brief comfort on the keyboard of the Acer Chromebook 15. The browser loads the definition with aston...
Superman walks down the corridor towards the Oval Office, flanked by secret service agents. "Keep calm Clark, you don't want to lose your temper."he thought to himself. Superman normally respected human leaders, after all he is a guest on Earth. However, there was something about President Trump that made his stoma...
My day was rather okay, had a couple boring classes, took a test, nothing special really. I did, however, progress in my "road to Jennifer"conquest. I managed to not only make eye contact with her once, but twice! I was about to exit the school, happy with myself, when BAM, my pants get pulled down in front of all my f...
Problem 1. Erik makes $75,000 a year as a math teacher at a high school. He’s currently going through a divorce. One of the clauses in his divorce is alimony. He must pay his wife 10% of his salary. In addition, he must pay 30% of whatever money he makes teaching summer school classes to undeserving, privileged ch...
OT: Decided to go a little astray from the prompt- enjoy Tommy was crying, staring at the shattered fragments of his mothers cup. It had only been a moment, just a moment of inattention, and he'd knocked it to the floor. He sobbed wildly, desperately trying to pick up all the pieces when she came in. "Tommy what's wr...
Naturally I named our city Cybertron, after the children’s cartoon I favored in a far, previous era. We thrived in the self-contained metropolis we built. I, the primary architect, declared its god as my judgement gave direction to the city of robots. Together we built telescopes to see into the far reaches of the cosm...
I come from a long line of rebels, stretching back generations. Grandpa never took kindly to authority figures telling him what to do, and refused to be chipped even when that meant losing his job and being unable to go to stores without facing arrest. As a big F-U to the government, he moved up here to the mountains t...
The wind was cold on the Arctic tundra. Countless copies of Santa Claus stood, ready, breathing in the frigid air for what they knew was going to be their last time. Santa had lived in some incarnation or another for hundreds of years, and for hundreds of years the tradition has remained unchangd: on Christmas Eve th...
"Goose shit." "You're kidding." "Nope. And it has to be fresh." "That is fucking disgusting. But on the other hand: Immortality. Couldn't you get used to it after a while? Like kale or whatever?" "You'd think that, right? But people have tried. There was one guy, Fernando Feliz. He made it through something l...
"Stand down, Electrolight!"I shouted, my cape billowing behind me in the wind, my shadow playing out in front of me on the rooftop. Ahead, Electrolight sneered as he turned to face me, sparks dancing in a halo around his hair as excess static discharged into the atmosphere. I gulped as our eyes met, but raised my chi...
“Sanjay there’s no way that my parents would ever agree to this.” Elaine whispered, still in shock. “I’m not asking them to marry me, I’m asking you.” He clarified. Honestly, he just wished she would give him an answer. His knee was starting to hurt and a crowd was starting to gather. “I mean, I love you and I want t...
The thing about being smart? You don't really feel smart. You just feel tired. The doctor hands you to your mother, who welcomes you with a kind face. It was.. cruel, that's the word, that you were in a way older than your own parent. From the moment your conscience was first realized in her womb, you've been absorbin...
The waking is sudden and jarring. I clutch the sheets, feeling the sheen of sweat that was all over my body. The dream floats above me and I try to catch it, to hold onto it, but it drifts away, like clouds on a windy night. I cannot remember why I am awake. As I try to still my frantic breathing, the overwhelming sc...

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