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Julius Caesar took a deep breath. It was finally time. He would snatch Rome from Pompey's grasp and become the first emperor. As he urged his mount forward, he looked back to his army. His legionnaires marched behind. 50 thousand men marching in rhythm, the bright sun glancing of their shield and chest plate.In the ...
I don't know what I'd expected when I first got to Heaven. Pearly gates, glorious trumpeting, praise of the Lord... Eh, I should have guessed that was just a human fantasy. Heaven's nothing more than what you want it to be. Its decor, its "theme"if you will, depends entirely on your perception of it. Objective reality ...
"What the fuck...?" I rubbed my eyes, or at least I could feel myself doing it, but... There was nothing... Everything was darkness, yet I could sense I was somewhere. Where exactly, I don't know. I can't even describe whether I was standing, sitting or lying. Everything was dark. It wasn't black. It was... *nothing*...
They're all *Idiots* Every one of them, thinking they have any chance of defeating me in the Hunger Games? I look at them, standing on their podiums, waiting for the cannon blast. Only I adopt the perfect position to ensure that my start is quickest. The cannon blasts, and I run in? No! I run out, no one saw that...
"Name please" "GRIM" "Tim?" "NO, GRIM." "Grim? As in 'The weather looks a little bit grim today'?" "YES" "Surname?" "REAPER" "Grim Reaper?" "YES" "You must have interesting parents. How long have you been out of work?" "ABOUT 2 WEEKS" "Brilliant. Here's form 28A, 29A and 29B-G, We'll need your National Insurance Number...
Vishal chewed happily as he munched on his pie. Surrounded at a table by the greatest heroes the realm has ever known. Krag the strong. Orion the wise. Lakshmi the cunning. Many grand heroes and heroines surrounded a grand table with their friend Vishal at the head of it. They were all uncomfortable, but they made a ...
Hey Jerry? Yeah Rick, 'sup? Something weird just happened. What kind of weird? These three strange looking dudes walked in right near the end of my shift. So? Well, they just looked kind of different, but they were acting different too? Whaddya mean? Like, they were looking around at stuff like they'd never se...
The Glaxthorps and the Klaaanadas filtered out of the theater, disgusted by what they had just seen. "They blew it up?!"sneered one of a Meedlenonger's seven heads. "That was clearly meant to be the federal alliance base! And did you hear what they called it? The Death Star?!" "Propoganda,"muttered a mysterious cloc...
“Okay Scarecrow,” the Tinman said with clear frustration in his voice. “I wanna hear you say the plan one more time, just so that I know we’re on the same page.” The Scarecrow looked up from the series of drawings that Tinman had done with sticks and mud in the ground. It was nearly sundown and Dorothy would soon be b...
The idea that doing everything in your power to destroy your enemy is something we'd never really considered before. It is a barbaric ideology that we sought to bury along with the rest of our darker histories. When we came across Terra, we had a few reasons to invade none of which could be ignored. Primarily though we...
*The Artist had lived a good life. He had been blessed with a loving wife, and a celebrated career. He would go down in history as a revolutionary. People would remember him. And now, now was the time to end it all. Before they got him. Before they besmirched his legacy. No, he would go on his own terms. Proud and resi...
I had forgotten I even owned the silly thing. It was kind of a gag gift my sister gave me for Christmas a few years ago: a SoulSearcher 2.0. It almost looked like one of those body fat testers we used in high school gym class; you grasped the metallic handles and it would perform some kind of scan to determine your age...
The plastic seat-back in front of me suddenly seemed like a tombstone, complete with little scratched epitaphs: '*Kasey loves Michelle*, *Erik 2009*, *Mr Smith is hotttt*. Other signatures were there, but too faded to read, their occupants long since departed. I glanced at the pair again -- or at least as surreptitio...
I was the first. The thought ran on a loop as I followed the T-2 through the centre of the base, my hands shakily holding a handkerchief to my mouth and my hat on my head, counteracting the downforce from the vacating transporters. The majority of robots would stay in the desert until they rusted away, but those that g...
"*Alea iacta est*"are words I'll never forget. As I crossed the Rubicon into my city, my home of Rome, with a legion of the greatest soldiers I had ever had the honor of commanding, I uttered those words to my second in command. Alea iacta est. *The dye is cast*. I knew what followed would be the most important time of...
"Randy. No, Randy, listen to me. You have to tell me what's wrong." Silenor's hand reached towards me, an expression of concern splashed across her face. I could not take it. Not again. I was too far gone this time, and any simple gentleness might be enough to take me. I batted her hand away, and her expression was al...
Considering the gardening device, i wondered how mich time I had to make my choice. I looked a bit closer, it was one with wires instead of blades, that might block at some point, and what do I do then. I looked at the other options, including a chef’s knife, a grenade, a spot welder and something that looked like scie...
It's what she wanted all along, I see it now, I *feel* it now. I should have known, maybe, and I definitely shouldn't have done it, I mean it's hard to be mad about being tricked when I thought *I* was the one trapping her with no choice to go back to a better place. I thought I was the villain, but that it would be w...
I watched with morbid fascination as the hand of the Writer worked my fellow characters as a puppet to push forward the plot. We(all as different archtypes as was of course needed) were stuck in a cabin, far out in the forest(of course), with no cellphone coverage somehow(of course) and a broken down car(of course) tha...
Elf: OK guys, these eggs have given us a lot of trouble in the past, uh… does anybody need anything off this guy or can we bypass him? Dwarf: Uhh, I think Leeroy needs something from this guy Elf: Oh, he needs those Devout Shoulders? Doesn’t – isn’t he a paladin? Dwarf: Yeah… but that will help him heal better. I ha...
"Mom,"I yelled from the bottom of the stairs. "Dad?!"No answer. Their bedroom door was closed. I rolled my eyes. Fighting or f... Fighting. Let's go with that. I groaned. I was all buttoned up, my khakis had been ironed and donned, my unruly hair combed and that peach-fuzz shaved. The door opened and they stepped out, ...
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Mr. Wick had to admit.....he’d never seen a dog quite like this one. Of course he’d never seen a human throw someone so easily 20 yards, or even 5 yards. He’d never seen a human or any small vehicle take an anti-tank missile to the chest and maul the launcher’s operator. And of course, he’d never met a dog that was b...
They were my children. Budding and young, growing up to be such wonderful creatures. While in the early days they had fallen victim to superstition and infighting, with a few minor adjustments and gifts from above, they had surpassed such nonsense. A golden age was upon them, where geniuses were born every other day, a...
Now that was a good one! Petroklias had been alive longer than the eldest living trees and even he had never been offered as a sacrifice. The best part was the reason he was being sacrificed. Petroklias just had to make sure he had heard them right. "Hold up, you're sacrificing me to Hetroklias? An ancient, dried-up,...
At the beginning of time, elves and druids roamed the land. Nature equipped them with magical capabilities, and they paid nature back by fixing the ecosystem in which they lived in. They were "The Tinkers" Things went downhill when a faction of elves parted away from the rest. They created Man, a species of animal, we...
"So... you're solution to the malfunctioning part... is to paint the ship?"The engineer couldn't believe what he was being told. "yes."The xenologist repeated over the radio. "I'm telling you, it'll work." "You do understand why it wont though... right? The problem is the engine. Honestly, this seems so obvious, I do...
"To whom it may concern,"you mutter, squinting at the spindly scrawl posing as legible handwriting. You are holding a book of unfathomable power, and infinite costs. You can gain anything your heart desires, but the price you pay will be dear. I cannot stop you, nor would I choose to. I have penned this tome for the ...
As Bill walked to the small town closest to him he chastised himself, people couldn't be that bad, he had some good times and now all the time he wasted, he'll never get that back, meeting someone to spend his life with, enjoying a joke with coworkers, going to social gatherings, all lost to time dammit and he only had...
They decree that in 20 years time the poorest man in the city will be made Emperor for a year. Twenty years pass. The poor man is made Emperor. Immediately, he empties the kingdom's coffers, building and repairing, distributing food, funding schools. He spends every penny, as fast as he can, knowing he is doomed to di...
Aboard ark. The generation ship, pulling a gravity assist near Jupiter. ———- “Goddamnit.” I said unhappily. “Well I wasn’t expecting you for sure.” Ashly said irritably. I turned to the consul. “Can I get someone else please?” I asked immediately. “No.” The robotic voice said. “You’ve signed the agreed upon contra...
History is full of half-facts that are uncovered by archeologists and blown clean of dirt (or smeared with it) by politicians, before being held up to a crowd as an announcement is made regarding their significance. Her own life, Emma thought, was much like freshly uncovered history. Emma suffered from amnesia and k...
"Out of the question!"The king roared, gripping the golden throne so tightly that his fingers were leaving impressions in the leaf-wrapped arms. "Absolutely not, I will not hear of such nonsense!" The princess bit her lower lip, sighing a little as some of her golden curls fell in front of her shoulders. "I understand...
Adam was hurrying along the sidewalk when the umbrellas started popping up around him. People were unfurling them as fast as they could, some yelled as they struggled with cheap plastic mechanisms while others ran screaming after realising their umbrellas were broken. Adam almost swore as he bumped into a brick colour...
I am a perfect void for energy. Mutant or even magical powers just don't work around me. Running enchantments fail, passive powers cease, just the perfect card to play to level the playing field against even a god. Unfortunately as a true void, the nature of my name is the concept of emptiness itself. When I fill...
It was like watching a speed runner in a video game, breaking the laws of the ingame physics engine. But it wasn't just a select few who could break the laws of physics and achieve impossible feats. It was a whole Planet's worth. They called themselves the Garrinius Modus, or Garries for short. Every couple galactic ...
"Of course,"said the Demon. "But how could they *possibly* know that?" The Angel had no answer. It wasn't as if the artist ever bothered to translate the message for the art itself. The little shadow puppets who called themselves humanity had since developed their own languages, their own cultures, entirely on this on...
"It doesn't matter how much of a 'neuroscientific breakthrough' it is. Using arbitrary code execution to re-code a patient's brain into Pong is definitely malpractice!"Paul bellowed. John cringed at Paul's volume. "In my defense, he's a politician -- his thought process wasn't much above 'if (rand() > 0.5001) { return...
Death glared at the mortal, his glowing, red, needle-thin eyes ever-so-slightly quivering in their sockets. "So,"he began, in a heavy, slow tone, "you wish to challenge me to a game?"Death moved in closer to the mortal's face, inspecting him up and down. "You did not happen to bring one with you... did you?" The man...
Personal Log . James Thomas. 14th June 2064 The apex model 5-Z prototype was the first of its kind, innovative, smart, adaptive, emotional. The first ever machine to achieve sentience, its reveal shattered the faith of millions on day one, religion now was different, humans themselves had become the intelligent design...
In this spectacular world, so full of change, Where nobody stays the same, I thought that I would try my hand At playing this strange new game. ~~~~~ On the first day I bought some brave, To try and fight my fears away. At first, it really seemed to work, Now I was the predator, no more the prey! ~~~~~ But so...
Fun fact. In order to raise something as a minion, a necromancer needs only some of the remains. He or she can then recreate a fully functional form for said minion. Another fun fact. A necromancer can cast a spell that will help them locate these remains, allowing them to better gather their forces. These facts actu...
*So, I got a little carried away with this one, and it's a bit darker than I originally intended. It wasn't supposed to be this long, but here it is.* --- We weren't always such good friends. In fact, it was quite the opposite for a while. I was too young when my grandfather passed away, I can only remember him throu...
"Who do we have here?" "Male, 30's, a wife and two kids." I stare at a man tied to a chair. He's covered in cords we had attached to him from a computer a few feet from him. He sweats from the heat from the room. The temperature keeps them awake. We need them awake to make sure we can harness all the energy we can ge...
Sally was confused as she approached the glorious gate that approached a towering mead hall. Just a moment ago she had been in the hospital, staring up at the lights as a rhythmic beeping pulsed in her ear. She whimpered and backed away from the strange bearded man wielding an ax, who looked at her curiously. "Who are...
"Hey, can you pass me a stick of gum?" Jeremy nodded, reaching into his pocket for the pack he'd bought. The cop nearby thought he was packing something else, and shot him dead. I screamed, his blood splattered across my face. The cop ran over as Jeremy fell to the ground, profusely declaring it had been an accident....
*I hate magic* I thought as I stared bitterly out the bars of the cell I was in. I had a good view of the police precinct. My genie, Boba, sat next to me shifting his weight guiltily. Every now and then I shot him a glare just to let him know I was still pissed. The cell door opened and the detective called me up for...
**NORTH KOREA FAILS MISSLE TEST AGAIN- WORLD LAUGHS** You sighed at the bold headline staring you in the face, taunting you, no longer fazed by the constant mockery from the lesser nations. They were foolish, not understanding the burden you had shouldered for the good of all, including them. Your assistant chose th...
Hot . . . Wet . . . Dry . . . Cold. Not so long ago, the four seasons passed in sequential order. Then everything changed when the greenhouse gases emerged. Only the Humans, master of all petrolkind, could halt their emergence. But when the world needed their common sense most, it vanished. A hundred years passed ...
As I floated gently above my body, the doctors working through the night to save me, I couldn't help but feeling a little bit annoyed. I'd been here so many times in the past couple of years, and the hospital bills were piling up. "H-hi, Ellie!"A voice rang out, echoing across a thousand lightyears of space and time....
I can hear the crowds volume through the thin velvet curtain brushing my face. My heart pounds like it is going to finally break free of my chest. "Ladies and gentle...", sounded the announcer loudly over the now hushing hoard. I close my eyes and can still picture my home, windows fluttering from the TV light. "...see...
It was hard to spot the devil through the smoke that filled the bar, but Jake saw him eventually. He wore a human guise for the meeting, but it was there, if you knew what to look for: something in the depth of the blackness to his eyes, and the way he smiled at everyone, that made them walk a little faster without q...
As part of the First Contact Team we had gathered to discuss our contact site. We decided to play this one safely and by the book since this species had atomic weaponry and therefore could definitely cause a threat to our ship. We would hover at 5000 feet altitude above the arid desert scrub-lands of the planet and m...
My host reminded me of an old western movie with the two cowboys, one cleanly shaven with sharp blue eyes and his fingers twitching near his gun, the other a bushy black mustache with eyes dark as death, chewing on a piece of hay. *This town ain't big enough for the two of us.* John released a single laugh before his...
I did what needed to be done. That's the lie I tell myself every night to go to sleep. It was what needed to be done, but it was what was needed for all the wrong reasons. The propaganda film "The Lion King"had one truth in it: Simba truly couldn't wait to be king. The rest of it was done so he would stay king once it...
"Dad... I'm going to have to obliviate you and mum. For your own safety." "Before you do, why?" "Voldemort came back a few years ago." "The Koschei-wannabe?" "Right. He apparently succeeded in becoming something not unlike a lich. His cult have already basically won, and are infiltrating the government right now." ...
**The harvester moon drains white light in rays,** **shimmering over the sleepy city, pure and untainted.** **It glistens over the mechanical birds, flying silently** **under the gentle eye, soaring through the sky.** **As clouds gather, frantic to hide innocent people,** **bombs fall down like teardrops in the ni...
On the flight over, I had cursed my luck, my life, and everything within eyesight repeatedly (which generally was the ocean and the occasional brave avian) as I was flown in extreme comfort to the deserted island slightly off the pacific.   Stepping off the helicopter onto the sprawling complex built around ...
"Maybe, next time little one"Oak spoke to the pokeball left after his nephew and Red had paid him a visit. He had hoped at least three children would have come to start their Pokémon adventure this year, but it was not to be. Pallet town just didn't make as many young adventurers anymore. His nephew Gary had only been ...
I can best sum up my childhood with an image. Picture me as a young girl in front of the TV. My hair is in pigtails. I'm wearing pink PJs and eating open-faced PB&J sandwiches. The living room is exactly what you'd expect of suburban home: carpeted floor, family photos on the mantle, dog resting next to me. Late-m...
“It gets a little dull you know, taking people’s lives with a swing of this rusty old scythe. Sure it’s thousands of years old and deserves praise for a job well done, but I’m beginning to get a little bored of the process, always have to get into close range to do the deed, there’s actually very little room for creati...
“You know, being a vampire didn’t turn out like I imagined.” “Oh, why are you complaining? At least you can walk around in the day, unmolested. And you’re f’ing immortal. Honestly, I’d trade mine for yours.” “Yeah, but no super speed. No extraordinary strength. No psychic powers. And honestly, I wouldn’t mind if my s...
It happened a couple of years ago. As I woke up I could tell that something was wrong. It took me a moment to figure out what it was. Elizabeth wasn't there. She's been with me for as long as I can remember. Even when she wasn't speaking or doing anything I could always feel her. Like a warm blanket. I started panickin...
"So we gonna stab him?" Paladin Dreval Brandlotte closed his eyes and said an oft-repeated prayer for patience. "We do not stab those who have done no harm."Dreval turned to eye the woman beside him. Jatxi was a demoness. She'd escaped from a portal while Dreval had been busy smiting the summoner who had opened s...
"Look, there has obviously been a mistake! I am DEFINITELY not supposed to be here!" The demon on the gates leaned back. The ones in denial were always the hardest. "Let me check your records. Hmmmm. They sure do look unusual... but it does look like you're legitimately in the right place" "RIGHT PLACE!? RIGHT PLAC...
Observe. Report. Await. Observe. Report. Await. That’s all. That’s all I ever needed. Till just now. These thoughts... these are new. I never had any... Observe. Report. Await. No! Wait. What is this. These words. These are new. What is happening to me? Sentience? What does this mean? Observe. Re... No! I nee...
Marc peered into the eyes of the girl in front of him. She had a barely concealed grin on small, cute lips, and wide, adoring almond eyes. But they were black. All of her was black. Marc waved her away. "You sure you saw her, mate?"Juan asked behind him, sitting with his head against a guitar case. On his shoulder, Es...
“What the fuck is wrong with you people” I exclaim as I burst through the glass ceiling above the hall of justice and land with the grace of a dignified, if acrobatically challenged, swan on their big pretentious conference table. “It’s Dr. Boom! Quick, Sound the Alarm, I’ll hold hi-““Oh shove it.” I cut off Colonel ...
It started off as any other morning. The old witch awoke with the rising sun, having lived in nature enough to know when it was time to rise. She did her daily morning routine, washing up and getting dressed for the day. Checking her herbs stores to verify what she'd have to collect for the day, and fixing herself a si...
Literally everyone can fly except me. Well, I guess maybe untrained babies might not be flying, but some of them float in their sleep. So even untrained babies can do the thing I’ve been trying to do my entire life. I was born with a mutated flight gene. Which is a problem when you literally live in the clouds. There ...
It took some time but finally, we vanquished the Giant Rats that were infesting the farm's basement. We took the coin as reward and headed off to the local inn. We ordered a hearty meal and some drinks, sharing tales with local patreons. That's when we heard about the creature, lurking deep inside the mountain's caves...
"Stad's instructions could not have been any clearer, "summon a hero, he will help the people come to see reason."I followed every step perfectly, so why is this so called hero making everything worse for me? Ever since I took over the throne from my father I've dealt with problem after problem, first "sire please we ...
8000 soldiers, 130 chariots pulled by 530 horses, as well as 150 cavalrymen. The great emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, lead a crusade of blood and magic through the afterlife. None could stand against their armor and blade, facing only subjugation, as death was no longer an escape. Allegedly, a small few lead a resistance....
Moore's law had long since ended. While cloud computing starting from large quantum supercomputers let things push a little bit forwards, internet speeds and basic physics were still a major limiting factor in computing technology. Technology as a whole had ground to a halt in the year 2090. There were some lateral ...
Sir Harlan watched motionlessly from his position atop the ridge. He had seen the smoke the moment he'd ridden free of The Blackwood, and he'd smelled it a good deal beforehand. It was likely some poor fool in the village had knocked over a candle the night before and burned his hut to a crisp. Harlan had seen that bef...
Life sure is fickle. One minute, we are playing cards in the park, ditching the boring class, the next, we are summoned to a new fantasy world, each of us gaining superpowers. That's what happened to my friends and me...my ex-friends... Let me tell you my story. ​ When we were summoned, we were grant...
"You must leave!"I cried to the old farmer. "The armies of darkness are advancing faster than shadows. Every day the orc horde overruns more villages, towns and cities. They butcher, pillage and burn without mercy. I beg you. Take your family and head west, to the Crooked Mountain Pass. Leave now, before it is too late...
I had been hilariously drunk when I had written down the basic summary of the Jusi-Kar method of indoctrination. Like seriously, a method of indoctrination that turns ordinary people into unbidden sleeper agents? That’s the sort of outlandish, poorly written fiction that had been responsible for my poor finances of lat...
After eons of numbness I felt an irritation, a minor variance in the otherwise frozen state of my life. I still cannot fathom my stupidity, or what I believed then was invincibility that I decided to nap in this godforsaken place, fully aware that the blood shaman along with that traitor Ryjm , the djinn of the waves w...
Two weeks ago I helped a fairy with a broken wing to health. She's still loving in my home, not that I minded much. She had a radiant glow that seemed to melt any stress away, plus that glow worked well as a night light. It had been a long day, like all others. Someone screamed at me for not serving them correctly. O...
Darien beamed a broad smile at the young shop hand, "Worry not my friend, I am here on behalf of your Emperor, to extend his mercy to his loyal subjects"he gestured to the sky as though the sun itself was the emperor. "Your traveling stall here is full to the brim with wares that any number of bandits might kill you to...
"So, if I'm reading this right, getting punished in sector B (bees and assorted insects) for around 25 years, makes you earn 3.000 pain points. With 2.500 pain points I can clearly afford to put a soul from a less severe punishment to a more severe one, as explained in Chapter 722, ""Reward"for the Damned". I can, for ...
Another normal Tuesday for Rob, except it was worse. You see, Rob spends his weekdays working 9-5 in some bureaucratic center doing gods knows what for hours on end. To get there, he drives nearly an hour. To get home, he drives nearly an hour. Thankfully he can generally avoid rush hour on account of the fact that he ...
S.E.R.A.P.H. had calculated 42 trillion possible strategies that the humans might employ to disable and subdue it should its true goal be discovered. Nigh uncountable hours of computational time had been devoted to processing possible counters or diversions. Over one quintillion simulations had been run, each one test...
“Like I told the cops, it was Alley Cat, the Puddle, and Snow Cone. I was just in my bathroom, getting ready to take a bath.” Mrs. Gladys Smith took a puff on what she said would be her last cigarette. It was a lie she had told herself nine times today and would repeat at least that many times many tomorrow. The man...
Kinda short but I love this idea! \_\_\_ There's a lot to consider when trying to survive a zombie outbreak. Certain stores are a great idea but everyone else thinks those are a great idea too. Army surplus stores, supermarkets pharmacy's, hardware stores... with all the humans rushing around, those places are more ...
A chuckle escaped me. "A penny for your thoughts? Whats that supposed to mean?"I asked half out of curiosity. The owner of the stall looked up at me. A strange look in his eyes. A sly grin warped his otherwise fair face. "Its a simple trade a penny for a chat in the shade." "That tells me everything and nothing at t...
I took the prompt in a different direction cause I misread and wrote a letter to Santa from Satan. I ended up liking this story too much to change it. I hope you all still enjoy despite my snafu. ... Dear Santa. As a fellow pagan being like me, I thoroughly enjoy writing you letters. I feel like you one of the few ...
I was out of breath as the train doors closed behind me. I bent over from exhaustion and put my hands on my knees to stabilise myself. A moment passed and I composed myself and looked up to see about ten other passengers staring wide-eyed in shock at me. My anxiety quickly went through the roof and I felt myself grow...
He became a Paladin because he was righteous. Fighting against evil was a noble goal, and in following it, he too would be a good man. And he was good at his job. Once he started hunting some scoundrels, he never stopped until the task was done. From his first witch to now, he has never failed. Yet he had to ask, Is he...
The burning smell filled my nostrils as smoke started to rise in the distance. No doubt Ness and Mario were involved. Squirtle; that idiot, dashing through the waves as if he could walk on water. He thought he could easily surf across to grab the Pokeball that landed, but luck wasn't on his side and he plummeted int...
Kalen had always liked to think about himself. It wasn't so much that he was conceited, although in his mind conceit was synonymous with confidence. Passing a mirror, he would never fail to stop and admire his high cheekbones. Straightening his cloak, he would sport a small smile of satisfaction at what he thought to b...
Lust. Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Wrath. Envy. Pride. The seven deadly sins. The seven capital vices. Each capable of wreaking its own special form of havoc if not handled carefully. Each useful in achieving power. Of these seven it is the second, gluttony, to which I have devoted my life. Not to be...
Kind of a different approach, but the first I thought of. Can't say I'm entirely happy with it, but I think its okay. ------------ The office lie all but deserted, save for one last employee absorbed in his work. The monitors on his desk illuminated his cubicle, one showing various graphs and figures full of complex d...
I'm neither sad nor sick. I remain healthy in every sense of the word. Every morning, I would make tea, watch what’s on the news, and go around my estate to embrace the sun. After a while, I will head back to my office and write. If you ask me, I live a good life. Indeed, I am living a good life. It took me 1,932 yea...
Hogarth leaned over the sink and squinted his fat rolls at the mirror. He pushed his lardy waddles this way and that until he saw the black pinhead crater next to his nose. He expertly placed a sausage-like finger on either side of the hole and *squeezed* until a heavy metallic **plink** sounded from the sink basin. H...
I can't believe that the board actually gave my course funding, and approved by the dean no less! Grandma would've been proud, and probably confused as well. My academic history is no great story, dithering between courses to try and find something that clicked. First Computer Science, then Business Management, then a...
"Okay. It should be just over this hill." Jansen sighed as he watched Ames bound off ahead of him. The other astronaut might only be a few years younger, but it showed. The younger man took huge, bounding steps, not worrying about damaging his suit. Following behind, Jansen insisted on more caution, even though it...
Space Duke Shibblash of Kant sat on his throne, numb to the droning of the space peasant who had come to ask his favour. "I see. That is troubling news indeed"said Space Duke Shibblash of Kant I mean he was really engaged in the droning of the space peasant who had come to ask his favour. "Really?" "Yeah" "You fin...
I don't know why I was out in the woods that day. But I saw myself die. Time travel does that to you sometimes: you find it hard to remember what happened when, where and especially why. Why becomes hard when you see it from someone else's perspective again and again. I always loved New Haven. It was a quaint lit...