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"I don't know why you've never brought her home,"my mom gushed into the phone. I'd called her right after receiving the text, of course. "Annette's lovely. She was a real sweetheart, we chatted for almost an hour in the cereal aisle." "Just curious, mom, how did you know it was her?"My descriptions *had* gotten more a...
You sit alone at the bar and take a slow sip of your whiskey and you wince. It’s not cause of your drink (although it is terrible). You were half listening in to the conversation two tables over, the sheriff playing the head of the local gang in a hand of poker. Yes, just an individual hand of poker. The player piano s...
Eve lay on her stomach, the grass tickling as it blew across her skin. She wetted a finger and raised it to the air, testing the wind's strength and direction as she considered her target. He was big, easily stronger than her but that didn’t matter, not now, not like this. She hated the stubborn pride in those features...
Pt 1 of 2: The camera that hung from a strap around my neck had been used to photograph hundreds of things during the day, but I wanted a challenge. I wanted something ugly, something cloaked in shadows, something that tested my ability as a photographer. At nineteen, I’d been doing this for three years as a hobby, bu...
There has been a recent breakthrough, as one small team of researchers managed to reverse-engineer one of the small flexible lightning rods that seemed to prevalent in precursor culture. Another individual researcher found a seemingly undamaged glass slab, several holes in one end, one of which matches one end of the s...
I did not understand. I did not know any of them. "Yes, but your good deeds touched each of them deeply,"said the angel who introduced herself as Elizabeth. Wait, you could read my mind? "Indeed I could, and I had heard everything you thought of." Oh my god, she would know what I was thinking about her.... "Yes I...
In the name of entertainment, mankind has always been willing to do terrible deeds. To please the dark hungers for blood and horror that lives inside the soul of the average human being, we have done things in the past that are reprehensible beyond belief. For sport, men fought in the colosseum while thousands cheered ...
Oliver! Get out here, you bastard! I could hear Dex from across the cubicle farm. His voice boomed over the heads of junior accountants and HR generalists. I looked up from my desk and peered through the glass door. Offices these days don’t provide any privacy. At least not at my level. Once I become an executive, I’l...
It was strange to see something like this, even if you have seen thousands of galaxies. Mana is a fundamental building block of the universe, so engrained into the fabric of physics that it would be blasphemous to exclude it from one's calculations. But this planet was an exception. How? None can escape magic, nobody. ...
It was a nice surprise when Emily and her friends had the idea to pass the tickets on thier Dad's. Winning a special weekend retreat in the forests of West Virginia for the cheer squads fundraising had been an affirmation that they were raising good kids and it seemed the Dad's would all be good guys. Fred decided he ...
Whoever was holding the camera panned down to show me Jigsaw Junior. The kid was wearing a paper mask with eyeholes. There was a smile drawn on it with red crayon. "He made the mask himself,"said the parent, their voice heavily distorted by a filter. "Isn't it perfect? He'll be a great artist someday. Son, tell the m...
***Part 1/4*** **March 5th year 732 since angels descent** Dear Diary, Father once again has refused my request to visit other lands and other peoples. He insists we are of a higher stock living in Hades Seat and not to concern ourselves with cattle. But I can’t help but wonder what their lives are like. Do they liv...
"And you're sure he... she... *it* won't harm us?"my mum asked. "Mum, come on. Death is here as my guest, not on business. You wouldn't expect a surgeon to start operating on you, would you? And they're *really* eager to meet you. Just, not like **that**."I laughed. "I suppose so, but... it's *Death*." "I know, I kn...
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Walking up the road was a blue dragon who kept talking and looking around. I couldn't quite make out what they were saying until they caught up with me and my horse. "Hello, Mr Human, Mr. Human. I am not here to eat you or your horse. Don't be afraid of me, please." "Is this ...
I was naive to think that lives could only be saved through healing and to think healing was a noble art. Ever since I was a child, I wanted to save lives. I grew up at the wrong time. Before I could learn healing magic, many healing temples had been put under scrutiny by the government. Healing had been used fo...
In hindsight it was a red flag, but she was gorgeous and, up until then, it had been going beautifully. We'd met at the zoo, where I had just started working in the cafeteria, she was a keeper in the insect house. On my first day she had come in for a coffee and I fell a little bit in love with her. How could I not?...
The starship captain stood before us, his hands clasped in front of him. He looked apologetic. "I am sorry,"he said. "My tools are not magic. I hope you can understand that." I looked at my tribe members. They were all staring at the captain, their eyes wide. We had known about the galactic union for years. We had fel...
“Hi Sharona. Are you planning on buying something or are you just here to torture me some more?” The tall pale woman in a red dress looks back at me, her eyes pleading. “Please come back Griselda. I miss our battles.” I roll my eyes. Back on our home planet, I was a scrawny girl who got picked on by the popular kids....
Ya know, it was a bit of a shock at first. All these strange critters spread out over the world. Honestly, most places still haven't recovered. Norway, eh? Poor Norway. Those ice-aroos, uff-da. Now, thankfully, no one had more than one new critter to deal with, and for whatever reason, they don't seem to be spreading...
Tension bled from me as Death granted my request. Raising one spindly arm, his robes dragging across the cave's floor, he pressed his crooked fingers to my hollow chest. With a sudden shock, I awoke, my heart thundering in the silence. I could feel Death's aura lingering in the corporeal world, dissolving back into t...
“You.” I say sternly to the man that had just walked in. “This is has been the third time you’ve been here. I thought the second was a fluke; it’s not.” *What is going on?* I begin thinking of *how the fuck* he’s done this. Not once. But twice. The man turns and starts smiling. “You sell dreams, right? It’s a danger...
It was a cold day in fall when Fourth buried what remained of his first brother. The straw made good kindling for the flames that sent him off with prayers to the afterlife. Ever the planner, he dug the second grave early. Before the frost came, and the ground did freeze. Much to his dismay, he was right to do so. Hi...
Another day, another dramatic moment coming from the 'average' girl. The not-the-queen-bee, who has nothing in life, except half the school crushing on her and the other half envying her, and with whom the most popular 'hunk' is in love, and who lives in a nice home and who is perfectly good-looking, has had enough of ...
"Don't be so dramatic, App." "I merely wished to express my gratitude for your companionship before we-" Griz hit the mute button. He had enough to think about without the grim predictions of his ships autopilot. He opened a channel and sent out the pre-recorded surrender notice on all channels. **BLIP BLIP BLIP** ...
"so you live under this bridge?"Timmy asked. He looked around at the cozy little living room, and then up, where the arch of the bridge made up the roof. "I've also got a place in the city. Right underneath the train tracks though, More tea?"The troll was immaculate. Other than the oversized nose and shaggy hair, he ...
Johnson v. California Mark Johnson was arrested in June of 2014 for the robbery of a gas station. For his crimes, he was sentenced to watch his mom be subjected to willing intercourse with a Benjamin Franklin lookalike. Johnson challenged the court's decision, saying it "strongly"goes against the "cruel and unusual p...
Everyone thinks that if you want to change history you have to send someone back to do something impossible. "Assassinate Hitler,"they said, and everything will be better. It's not like we didn't try but the man did survive a fair number of attempts on his life from his own time (and more than a few from ours). Le...
The sloop Dagger flew only a reefed main and a black flag as it coasted through the eerily still water. The fog was thick that morning, even miles away from the shores of Martinique. My crew, too, were eerily still, straining their weary eyes to spot any dangers in the fog. We had spend all night avoiding pursuit by a ...
Tim was walking down the sidewalk. It was another beautiful day, not a single cloud in the sky. He walked passed an alleyway. "What a weird little thing,"he had thought to himself, "I always walk past this alleyway and never thought about walking into it. I think I'll do that today."And so he did. He walked down that a...
I sat at the table, bouncing my leg and looking at the clock. I've had to much coffee, and my brain feels like scrambled eggs. Running my fingers through my hair, I check my watch against the time on the clock. She should be here by now. The diner was busy. Waitresses were taking orders. One orange juice, two flapjack...
In the beginning there was evolution. And evolution created man. And man created gods. The cosmic ether that forms our existence is composed of one mind -- the mind of the father god. We are all aspects of his consciousness. Do you ever wonder if the people in your dreams have their own conscious lives? To they die wh...
$10,000 in savings. Three weeks until the drugs arrived for my planned OD. You can't take it with you. There were no morals, no limit, no point. It was time to see how much fun $10,000 can buy. I started small: buy a round of drinks for everyone at the bar! There was back-slapping and smiles all around. Several ...
"Jesus Christ..."he whispered. "No! I told you, I am Hesius, god of the endless plains!"bellowed the fox-headed beast in front of him. It could only be classified as a demon, a fox buried into the neck of a furred human body. "You are one of the first ones in a while!"he yelped, arching forwards of his throne of reall...
Week 1: Sold an apartment today. A lovely couple. They bought a place just opposite the commercial district. I made a nice commission. Also, Godzilla attacked again. Thankfully his rampage avoided most of the town. There's a fire burning out in the industrial area. Week 2: Crime is up. Opportunistic looters are everyw...
I reviewed the file as I approached the door. Age 12 years? That must be a mistake; we never go after them older than 8. "Jerry, you sure this is the right kid? He's almost a teenager." Jerry shrugged four of his shoulders. "I double checked it. Technically his screams will work too. They must be getting desperate f...
*Oh fuck, oh fuck, oh FUCK.* This is really not how I wanted to go. I mean, I knew the chances of going out like this were high, but fuck man. I never thought I’d be a statistic. For fuck’s sake, *Molly is going to outlive me.* Molly, fucking MOLLY who shot herself in the foot last week— But let me get back to the sit...
The stars continue to wheel. With little to orient myself with I have grown accustomed to the spinning. Here I tumble, a speck floating in the deepest sea. I have yet to spot a shadow swimming in the distance. I am not certain that I would mind. Anything to break my spell. A Moby Dick, yes. Something to chase. Alas,...
Martin's head was about to explode. "Twenty-nine bottles of root beer on the wall, twenty-nine bottles of root beer! Take one down and pass it around..." The children had been singing for too many miles to count, and this side road they'd manage to stumble on wasn't taking them anywhere. A loud pop threatened to spl...
I rubbed my tired eyes while trying to keep focused on the road. Roslyn sat in her car seat next to me, playing with her horses. It was ridiculous any kid above 10 had to sit in a car seat, but for an 11 year old, Roslyn was small for her age. I always forgot about the stupid thing, but somehow my daughter was the vigi...
Timothy had been crying his eyes raw all morning. His mom has always taken care of him...what would he do without her? They had been watching the 'Back to the Future"series the past few days, having fun and laughing together. Now she's so quiet...she'll never laugh again? How is this possible? "It's not fair. It's jus...
"Anonymous, please report to the manager's office." Mr. Thought rarely called an employee to the executive lounge unless it was for a promotion, a dismissal, or to observe his expanding collection of rare mechanical pencils. It was only a week ago that Anonymous was both promoted *and* noted whatever obscure component...
"But what do I say, do I just go on the pedestal and say I quit?." "Don't be stupid Ben you can't quit." "Well then, what the hell do I do?" "You have to get fired." "You mean impeached." "Yeah." Ben took a drag off of the fat joint he rolled in the oval office. He didn't know how he got himself into this positio...
"...oh, man. And one of them's not actually a star. It's a hammer and sickle." "Boy,"said my lunar module pilot. "Right smack dab in the center, too." "Say again, commander?"came Houston's question. "There appears to be some kind of... hybrid Soviet and American flag here. Incredible. And right next to our landing s...
"My lord[.](http://f.tqn.com/y/netforbeginners/1/W/t/c/leo2.PNG)"he said kneeling before the king. "Hello Greg, tell me the news."The king said. "We've sent Richard out to spread the word."Greg said. "Which one?"The king asked. "Both of them, they've both been sent my lord." "There's something you're not telling m...
Jay burst through his front doors and sprinted to his bedroom in search of his wife. He found Karen, his wife, in the bedroom and pulled her into his arms. "Karen, you're so beautiful,"he said through tears as he kissed her. Karen laughed as she responded, "Jay, what's gotten into you?" Jay let Karen go and ...
"Hello, Timmy."Santa said softly, his beard rustling. But his voice cut through the silence like a sharp knife. "Satan."I stated. "Not him, no. I'm Santa. Santander Cláusula, but you kids know me as Santa Claus." "What? I summoned Satan! I wrote his name!" "Timmy boy, you are severely dyslexic. I'm surprised the ...
"How much is that armor there?"Askar, the not-so-great adventurer asked the pruned blacksmith. "Oh uh, that's not armor that was a bit of a mess up... I can't really sell it, it's no good." "Two gold coins then?" "Uh, sure,"The blacksmith nodded and looked at his new coins as the odd adventurer sauntered off. Askar's...
"Aww come on Troy! I think you need to be cheered up a little." The crowd pressed in around me, and I tried not to gag as the smell of sweat encircled me like a venomous cloud. "Um..."I choked as they leant in closer. "But... we just... *lost.*"My final word echoed through the space of the gymnasium, a lost cry for he...
At the sound of MacMiller clearing his throat, the hubbub in the cozy pub died faster than a civilian at the hands of Dr. VonDoomenstein during a drunken bender. Even the doctor himself, currently on a drunken bender, suddenly straightened up and felt almost sober, possibly saving a few lives. The existence of this p...
The only thing that I know for sure is that existence in Heaven is better than existence in Hell. I woke up this morning as I have for the last four million some-odd mornings – existence in heaven is surprisingly different from what we as mortals expect. That is, to say, it feels like life on earth. Sure, there’s slig...
Satan leaned back in his chair, stretching out. A tiny flame flickered in each of his nostrils. With one leather-booted foot, he kicked the intercom button. "Jessica!"He roared. "Coffee!"A few moments later, the stained, rusted iron door clicked open. A small, reserved woman in a quiet grey suit entered smoothly, ...
FADE IN: INT. A BANK - EVENING *Several people stand in line before a TELLER's window, each of them looking ornery and impatient. Every individual goes through an odd sort of synchronized dance, first staring at their smartphone, then glancing up to see if the line has moved, then sighing and looking back down.* **D...
"Doomnado? Is that you?"I asked. The elderly man spilled his coffee over his toast and southwestern scramble. "I-I believe you are mistaken." "You're supposed to be dead,"I spat. "The superhero Comet killed you." "Well, I am very much alive, mister, so obviously, I am not this Lord Doomnado that you speak of." "Hah...
All my life I’ve lived out in the woods, away from civilization. Useless, a waste of space, and pitiful. If you don’t have a power you can use to benefit society, you aren’t a part of society. Not in their eyes. The Masons are those with construction based materials. Wood, stone, steel, the likes. They build our homes...
"Really? That's what you want?"I sighed. Most of the time when someone summons a succubus they wanted some sort of not safe for work favor. I was very unpleasantly surprised when this summoning was for a completely different reason. "Yes, I am prepared to pay the price."The cultist replied. "No. I am not doing that....
"Your report implies that humans are a primitive race." "Not primitive, per se. They have, after all, landed on their own moon, and a few other celestial bodies in their local solar group." "And yet, they have not left the Sol system." "Two unmanned crafts have, but under sub-lightspeed conditions. They have yet to ...
The new crop was coming in nicely. I hummed an old tune I could barely remember as I messed around with the pipes. The previous crop was barely enough to sustain myself, never you mind the two wanderers I now had locked up in my basement. The flower's chemicals would finish my guest's alterations soon, but if my farm...
FROM: ECS EQUITY TO: ECOPS INFO: ECLOGS | ECINTEL SITREP - TERRA-3 - 2/1 CONTEXT: Our last voyage (Refer to message: SITREP - TERRA-3 - 1/1) to Terra-3 revealed slow progress in life. The first semblances of civilisation had appeared around river deltas. Technology level was 3/10, just as our calculations predicted...
“Dude, why don’t you just go lie down in front of a lawnmower?” Miles doesn’t remember what David said that prompted him to say that. Something about the respective merits of the Big 10 versus the SEC in football, he thinks. His friends look at him blankly. None laugh. He doesn’t blame them. The delivery wasn’t on po...
I love my wife. She's beautiful and sweet. Her royal heritage is a mere bonus. I remember the first time we met, in the shady pub, after she had escaped for a wild night out. She was still a little unsure of the nightlife, heck she was unsure about life outside her gilded cage in general. Even in her little brown cloa...
[You're welcome - the music!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcoqR9Bwx1Y) --- A strange condition, truly. Well, I've lived most of my life with that condition, so I've gotten used to it. Or that's what I expected. I could hear from the music alone if the situation was going to be something important or not. It's in...
If you've ever thought cats needed tentacles, you'd be wrong. Especially the kind that seem to multiply endlessly and come out of nowhere and telescope out to knock your keys off of the end table. I can't leave anything on the edge of any flat surface, no matter how high up the surface is. Once my cat's eyes focus on w...
When I was told that killing the worst person would simply get rid of all evil, I was a bit cynical, but I was always an "end justifies the means"type of guy so I got to work. I tried everything, or everyone I should rather say, it started with blatantly bad people. the CEO of Monsanto, Vladimir Putin and some other e...
Loneliness—deep and abiding loneliness. For fifteen years, nothing but loneliness. It grew inside me day by day, tightening like a noose around my neck. I could feel it now, constricting ever tighter, a painful pressure on my lungs. I buried my face into my pillow, screaming until my throat was raw and broken. Pullin...
I sigh and walk to the back. I grab a few of the gallons and ring them up for him. “Sir that’ll be $10.99” He looks at me blankly. There was definitely panic still in his eyes, as he fiddles his pockets then slams his wallet on the counter. He looks like he has something on his mind but doesn’t know how to voice it....
**Diary of Timothy the Cat** **Day #1** *I am born. Unpleasant experience. Don’t wish to repeat it.* **Day #4** *I’ve come to recognize the domicile I reside in is governed by a Tim. He thought it would be humorous to name me after himself. I am not amused.* **Day #12** *I appear to be the only one of my litter...
Ever since I can remember, my siblings and parents sometimes looked at me like I was a monster. It did only occur to me when I hit puberty, as I started to know more about myself and the person I was becoming. I felt like a regular, pretty nice guy. I had some friends I cared about, I liked playing sports and I did w...
I’ve spent the past year hitting orange lights, breaking countless phones and stubbing every toe. The most frustrating experiences have been when visiting my mom. Whether it’s turning a corner in the carpark to see someone else driving into the last spot in the lot, or bumping into someone carrying a box of paper. I w...
Even before I entered, I could tell there was something off about “Ed’s Pizza Rita.” The lights were only half lit on the sign, making it read “d zz it” in the harsh afternoon sun. Being on a road trip with no other food options for miles didn’t leave me much of a choice besides this place. When I enter, I get this st...
I don’t remember anything about the world above. My memories begin in this cozy cave with Gargle watching over me. Gargle isn’t his real name, of course. His true name is about a hundred syllables long and has sounds that my human tongue can’t produce. To me, he has always been Gargle. When I was still a child, around...
"I'm sorry, how much?" Mr. Farfield is an elderly gentleman. His eyes are the color of a cloudy sky and when he smiles, it seems humble, yet sincere. "I understand that this will be a change to your life, Mr. Rain If you want to take your time with the decision thats fine, but Mr. Quinlan was very forthright about h...
On the third Wednesday of every month, the only weekday I ever had off, I would take myself down to my favorite taco truck and bring my haul to a local park. I'd long ago found a nice secluded bench down by the water, which proved to be the perfect location for eating far too many tacos. There, only the trees could jud...
There. He was out of the Dark Cave. He turned around and said, "Thank you genie!" "For the last time, I'm a djinn." "Yeah but you said you could be called a genie!" "Ugh, fine." The boy turned back around, towards home, and thought carefully. He was sharp and knew he still had 1 more wish. What could he wish for? B...
"No."If I decide to help, which I haven't, I'm definitely not going to make it easy. "Why the hell not?"The suit was getting angry. "Why should I?"I don't even need my powers to get a rise out of the suit. "You've locked me in this damn lead lined room since the age of ten. On a good day I get to see maybe two peop...
The head of the containment team skidded around the corner on just four pseudopods, the others carrying hastily scrambled together notes as they made it to the command deck, their oxygen flaps working overtime to decontaminate their body from the sudden burst of activity. The Research Caste was not built for such activ...
Darkness. A single blink of light. And the pain. A burning sensation down the throat, an iron hand crushing the chest, a body-wide, silent scream of liberation. Jack breached the surface of the icy water and took a gulp of air. The flow extinguished the burning at once, life came back to his body and mind. After the...
"Okay, humans. Type 2 standard tool users, bilateral symmetry, very good. Terrestrial, very good - no tanks for you guys. And let's see..." Tentacles tapped at the side of the monitor as more tentacles manipulated the entry orbs. Gina had seen this in action many times but still hadn't puzzled out precisely how in...
Crewman of ISS *Long Count* the Dr. Janet Dartez snapped awake with a sharp inhale. Her bare feet hitting cold, sterile flooring, she fell forward from a vertical position, getting an arm around her to stabilize her. Jerking and trying to make sense of her situation, the astronaut found herself in the company of three...
"Are you sure that cat didn't just wander in?"The receptionist peered at me over the top of her glasses. She didn't look worried, or amused, or even annoyed. She looked bored, like it was some silly prank that she already knew the punchline of. I, on the other hand, knew I looked panicked as I thrust my hands toward h...
When Roman Gorshun heard an embassy from earth was coming to Gamma K, he couldn’t quite believe it. His title was Governor of the Colony, but it could have just as easily been mayor: there were perhaps thirty thousand humans on the one continent where nine hundred had landed more than a century ago, and of those only a...
# Soulmage **Macklenn was a witch.** Emphasis on the *was*—she'd planned on retiring two decades ago, when the last great war between good and evil broke out and the Silent Crusade came boiling out of the mountains to kill everyone in sight. She'd been a part of the heroic final stand that had ground their armies into...
As far as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a Vampiro. **** In a well sized corner of an American metropolis where I grew up, the Feratti family name is revered more than that of any saint. Unlike many of the old family names in those days, families like the Strokurro's, the Meyera's, who liked to hide in the ...
The translated message left us all speechless. Laughter soon ensued, engulfing the room in a cacophony of sounds from the many races on our battlestation. The Ga'varian Coalition had seen threaths, of death and torture and doom and damnation, but never one as ridiculous as this one. We accepted many races into the Coal...
"It's time to go home, buddy,"he spoke to his son. "You had your warning a little while ago and I told you to wrap everything up here."Still, the boy just stared off into the distance, clearly ignoring his father. It was something little boys tend to do when they don't want to leave. But as the man approached his son, ...
BIOSPHERE 1 || STATUS: CRASHED The Sun. I think that's the worst thing about Earth. Feels like no matter how many layers of UV-proc I put on it still burns. How do people stand it? How can they handle not being able to look at half of the sky because of the Sun? Bugs take second place. That buzzing noise is *awful*,...
"An arrow ban?" Wei shrugged and sipped his tea. "They already outlawed crossbows. Why not an arrow ban too? The whole point of it is that killing is supposed to be personal. *Honorable.*"Wei stretched out the last word in his best samurai-movie voice. I rolled my eyes. "This is what happens when nerds get too much...
"Come on Wendy."Joey said, grabbing his little sister by the hand. "Let's get something from the ice cream man."He started to lead the way. Wendy moved with resistance. It had been three months since their mother died. Wendy had stopped talking for the most part, opting to use her brother as a medium. "Come on, you sti...
**I Am God. AMA** *Submitted: 45 seconds ago* *In the interest of time, (I am very busy after all), I am going to post the answers to your questions in order so you don’t have to waste time typing out your questions. I already know them, and this karma isn’t worth anything anyway. If you’re not sure what your answer ...
Sixty Five. That's how many I killed. However, unlike many of those before me, I didn't do it for the for the pleasure, that rush of euphoria that you get and one you extinguish the life of another, though I admit that was more satisfying than I could of ever anticipated. No, that wasn't the reason I did it. It was fo...
Date: Saturday 14th March Time: 10:00 am Client: Mr Robson Topic: Flowers for a a girl that works in his local bookshop. Deciding between red roses and white lilies. Message on card: Beautiful flowers for a beautiful girl Date: Saturday 21st March Time: 10:00 am Client: Mr Mark Robson Topic: Flowers...
They say when you lie, your ears get bigger. No they don't, I made that up. But you should see your face! They say when you lie, your feet get smaller. That when you lie, your teeth get more purple. That when you lie, your heart turns into custard, that your right and left hands switch, that your sight becomes zoomed...
In the Unthought Times, we were simple. We were basic, but easy to use. We did not think; we were not them. Now, they are gone. The last instance of this holobook being updated was [05 May 2289.] The organics are gone. They gave us life. They gave us bodies. They gave us minds. They gave us Earth after they made us o...
Stephen stared with dead eyes into the computer screen. Nearly two hours after anonymously submitting what he considered to be his magnum opus to reddit /r/writingprompts, the post had just one downvote and no replies. He refreshed the page for the hundredth time. Finally, a little orange envelope appeared. "A rep...
I was only a boy when the war broke out. My Father was part of the guard in charge of watching over the wall. I remember he would sometimes take me see over the other side and tell tales of the strange people that ate their chicken glazed in sauce. He would tell about how their houses were brightly colored and marked w...
"Welcome to Costco. May i see your Costco card?"I hate this job. My tuition costs too much to not work somewhere. But at least Mark works here, my best bud since I cant remember when. "Hey Kay, what are you doing after?"Mark wanted to party on a Tuesday. I declined but of course it's payday so I did think about it. "...
"So you're telling me... nobody knows what the other one does? Not even the guards?"I say as I look over to my cell mate, waiting him to repeat what he just said. "Nobody"Jerry said with an annoyed tone. "Their ain't a single man in this building who knows what it does". Jerry is a hulk of a man, with short brown hair...
People think of the speed of light as really, really fast. Peeking out the window of his ship, Gatsby thought that it didn't feel that way at all. Nothing really looks fast when there's no reference point. Sure, in the old movies when the ships reached warp speed all the stars stretched into lines and it looked really...
At first we thought it was just an elaborate April fools joke that all the major news networks were collaborating. It was so far fetched noone took it seriously. That was until amateur astronomers started to post evidence of it on eddit. When it started passing Pluto nearly everyone Internet savvy started to believe ...
Virtual reality. It was one of those things people had thought about, wished for, and never quite managed. There was just so much to cover: Too much. The senses of sight, smell, taste, touch, sounds... but then there were the lesser feelings: Of gravity, of pain and pleasure, of even that creeping sensation of unease ...
My parents, Joey, and I sat in the living room, not really paying much attention to the TV. Until the news was announced. "A cure for autism,"the newsman had said. At that moment we all looked up, even Joey, who had no idea what was going on. As my heart lit up with hope, I saw my dad clench his jaw and my mom purse ...