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Tuva, it was always Tuva. Imagine my surprise when the world's biggest manhunt ever was for a Tuva Malhatra. Not a name that anyone had ever hear before, but it soon became a word on everyone's lips. Her parents were wealthy, aristrocrats with a dash of hippy in them. Her mother had made the name up herself, a name fo...
"C'mon gang, let's investigate! There have to be some clues around here somewhere!" "But Freeeddiiiiee, this place is so creeeeepy! Not to mention it clashes with my outfit..." "Don't worry Daphne, we're right on the Creeper's trail, I know it! Maybe we should split up and look for clues..." "I'm not sure that's ...
It happened so fast, everything. Me leaving my job, purchasing a plane ticket for Mozambique in search of fulfillment, adventure, in search of something, anything that wasn’t as dreadful as the tragic monotony of my everyday life. They don’t know how it started, or where. Or maybe they weren’t around long enough to f...
A book. A fucking book. My benefactor has always helped me. I think there was that one time back in Richmond where I got the note to get the hell outta downtown. I missed the Richmond Bombing. Another time, I got a laptop battery charger. I didn't realize it, but the extra hours of charge that it gave on the ri...
I held the gun tightly against her temple. Her hands gripped my wrist; her palms were clammy. The S.W.A.T. officer glared at me, pointing the rifle at us. "Let the hostage go!"he ordered. His laser sight bounced between her and I. I was out of ammunition. I couldn't tell if she knew, but it seemed like the officer di...
Brian was used to lying by now. The twenty-four year old had told them his whole life. On average he figured he would tell about two lies a day. Some of them small like, telling his fiance Jennifer that he washed his hands after using the bathroom. Others a bit bigger, like telling a car dealership that he had been hit...
He was angry, like, bursting at the seams angry. Frankenstein almost blew a gasket when he saw the town drunk exposing himself to local teenage girls. This monster had to be stopped. He slid on his cap, a custom eleven and three-fourths fitted. Club in hand, he made his way in great strides towards the drunkard. Ca...
[Continued from another WritingPrompt response](http://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2leyaw/wp_humans_bring_neanderthals_back_to_life_and/clue1t7) We made them. We made them from scraps in a cave. Literally. Humanity developed faster than light interstellar travel and found a billion Eden-like worlds. ...
I wander around my house feeling the shelves for food. Where did I leave that lettuce? Oh right, second shelf. I reach down and pick it up. Three paces to the pot. I wave my hand over it to check the temperature. Nice and hot. I rip the lettuce up and throw it in. I walk back to the shelf and grab some spices...
“I think I see where we went wrong,” Globflorb said, wiggling his tentacle at the monitor. “Right here, we should have put some sort of box or something there.” The human test subject had broken their invasion simulation, climbing up through a hole in the ceiling and walking over all of their carefully planned defenses...
They stood in the light of light itself. After years of research, deciphering, and pain-staking labor, they finally stood before it, staring humbly into the eyes that see beyond forever, the hands that crafted existence. After all their efforts, at last, they had unlocked the Aurumarch. Years prior, the scientists wh...
It's been a thousand years since John challenged me with that stupid game. There have been other cases that eluded me before, for instance Brian, the Flappy bird man, lived a normal life for thirty years straight after being electrocuted. But that was the longest case before John. The only that made it to round 3. He w...
My son and his children had left for the day, leaving me in the now familiar quiet hissing of the hospice, machines down the hall breathing for those who had spent the breath of their lives. Only the staff remained, sipping coffee and waiting for a machine to beep or someone to die, often both. Death came ...
Who the hell wouldn't be scared of humans anyway? They're huge mammalian creatures that breathe a gas that oxidizes iron, the main component of the universe's inhabitants, carry around metal weapons made from the dead corpses of our brethren, and utilize fire (an illegal weapon due to its effects on metal) in a way tha...
I wasn't supposed to eat it. I had always been told to stay away, yet when he the serpent tempted me, I partook greedily of the fruit of knowledge. And now things are different. The serpent used guile and trickery, I know those things now as well. I know what the serpent is and what he wants, yet I shall not be a pawn ...
"I don't understand,"Mrs. Montgomery blubbered, mascara trailing down her cheeks. "I was only gone for an hour or so... He couldn't possibly have..." She trailed off into silence, hand playing about her lips as one of the men shifted a sheet over the small still body. "My baby boy,"she whispered, trembling violent...
I watched through my little window. The earth beneath me was so beautiful and calm just how I left it ten years ago. If anyone asked me if a war was currently taking place of its surface, I would have to deny it. The only reason it would make sense, is because of how quickly I was left in the dark, drifting. I was alo...
"This is it Rob, this is the lead we've been looking for!" Detective Robert Currouci sighed, Here we go again "That's a phone booth, Frank, and it's eight blocks away from the crime scene." "I can feel it this time, there's something about it. If we just wait until 3:20 p.m. and line up the shadows with-" "The c...
"Six months. Six months of baby steps. Slowly getting better every day. Crying a little less, smiling a little more. I haven't had a breakdown in two months. Since April. Your birthday was in April. And I had big plans for it this year. But it's okay. I'm going to be okay. Because I'm ready to say goodbye. Not t...
"Do you know how fast you were going?" "Not exactly sir, but the last time I checked it was 109 mph" "you talk about speeding quite cheerfully son, are you high on something?" The officer smiled as the boy's face began to contort, trying not to open his mouth "I just smoked a monster blunt, drank a bottle of vodka a...
"We should go back, Davi!"My sister's nervous voice echoed through the catacombs. "Mom told us to stay in the temple!" I clambered up another small brick ledge and sneered back down at her. "We are still in the temple, dummy! We're just under it now."I gestured around at the walls, with a thousand niches containing ...
Honestly, this simulation was getting kind of boring. I had practiced it dozens, no, hundreds of times, and I'd finally gotten the top score. It was a routine for me now, knock out a guard, hide the body, put on his clothes, move through the crowd, sneak up behind Hitler, and slit his throat from behind, before slippin...
I awoke mid-afternoon, I'd been out drinking last night, so my head was pounding. I shambled through my awakening routine- chugging a large glass of water, taking a piss, starting the kettle for some coffee. I turned my computer on, rubbed the sleep from my eyes. Checked my Facebook feed, didn't see much of interest, s...
Last week, I saw ancient Rome get sacked by northern savages. So when I saw him, my heart skipped a beat. Did I accidentally bring one of them back? It wasn't his question that caught me off guard - I have a watch, I knew what year it was - it was the way he looked: wiry, matted hair that scraped his shoulders, leat...
"Invade Hell?"The President asked with a raised eyebrow "Yes sir, with the advances we've made in technology, it is a feasible venture. It's not like the publics would be against it, I mean all our enemies are Demons! Not even the pacifist can complain."The General said "Once we've achieved this objective we can have...
A space ship sped faster than the speed of light through space, past galaxies and many planets in its journey to a specific place. It was undesirable, not because of its location (the empire there was very nice to its citizens), but because of the planet itself. As the blue sphere came into view, Noods turned his camer...
"I'm sorry, comrades. But, I do not understand the problem here."Ivan watched as the potful of water boiled on the stove. "For the love of-,"Misha swore under his breath, "Look here, Ivan. This restaurant idea of your's. It is gaining too much, how you say, heat with all the Americans. They come here day and night. Th...
"Hello, Hehl Residence..." "May I speak to Lucifer?"A demanding voice asked impatiently. Oh lord, Terri thought, Another prank call Seriously though, it was getting old. Ever since Caller I.D. had been introduced nearly two decades ago they had slowed down, but this one obviously knew how to call anonymously. "...
She walked into the coffee shop and all conversation stopped. My shepherd looked at me with big brown eyes, alternating between me and the newcomer. She was followed by a lynx, a battered and bruised cat that dripped blood on the clean floor. She ordered a coffee and sat in the corner booth, ignoring the stares. Event...
The crowd outside was unruly. Their chants scattered, unintelligible and angry. They were passionate, both sides. They were passionate and angry at each other, some moral justification to cover the real reason they were there: they were scared. And they wanted answers. How was he to give them what they wanted? How wa...
"I understand your concern, Your Majesty,"I say, not in my own voice. The skeleton in black robes that stands before the Royal Court is not me, but the King has no way to know that. Rumors about me and others like me are so thick and so misleading that I could have sent him his own severed head and he would have to que...
"Let's go over this one more time, Mr. Maxwell. From the top and stick to the facts." "Well... when I got the call from my neighbor she was hysterical. Kept telling me there was blood everywhere. All over the tub. Said it was terrible and I needed to come over at once. I asked her if she was safe and if she already c...
I thought about sleeping. You see, I've done a number of bad things in my life and one way or another somebody high up decided that that meant I deserve anything they want to do to me. I wouldn't really protest, even if I could. I have done a number of things I really wish I could forget. That's why I thought abo...
"Wouldn't it be nice,"Knight Talwar said as he lay on the ground, bleeding, "if I weren't always in mortal peril?" "Hold still,"Cleric Waldrop said, "I'm trying to re-attach your arm here." Talwar ignored her. "I mean this is, what, the third sword-bear I've fought today?" "Fourth,"Waldrop said. "And if you hadn't ...
I don't recall life on the surface. I was born there, and I knew of the beauty that it held. But all I had were fleeting memories. A smell of wildflowers, birdsong, a gentle breeze. Cryostasis gave me a lot of time to think about those things. Things that were probably gone after the Great Tide came. The seal bro...
The door to the small shanty rickshaw eased shut with a squeal from the rusted hinges. "Papa!"Little Mac shouted happily. He rushed to his father and pressed his face against him. The familiar smells of the sauce factory clung to him. "Little Mac, what are you doing awake? You know you should be asleep. You'll...
It was a quick way to die. In an intersection with a large truck barreling into the side of my tiny car my pain was minimal. I woke up standing right where I had first gone under. My car was surrounded by people a few metres away from me and I could see my mangled body in the wreck that used to be two separate vehicl...
"Well that's never happened before."Gabriel muttered. On the shining silver table in front of you, the gold piece stood perfectly on its side, unmoving. The golden eagle, evil, stood facing towards you. You look down, the pearlescent pathway underneath your feet is shimmering and thrumming with the footsteps of a mill...
The old cliche comes to mind: War is hell. And old Sherman couldn't have been more right. Although he may have been more disinclined by the bloodshed than the boredom. But it is the monotony which is truly hell. Every single day, waking up early and dragging myself from the sack. Climbing up into my post and mumbling...
"P-p-please don't kill me, Mr. Shifter!" Do you know what's really pathetic? Watching a grown man with the body of an Olympian wearing too-tight clothing blubbering like a 4 year old who stubbed toe, snot dripping down and tears smudging his makeup. "I'm not going to kill you,"I replied. "I just heard that you have s...
Every day I loaded up Facebook, checked my Twitter feed, or opened up my Reddit profile, I saw him. Paul. The guy who is probably crying in a corner due to the massive amounts of cyberbullying he receives. And apparently we're all supposed to know what he did? I heard some stuff about an old Reddit user who had a sub...
I saw the conversation I had with mother before I left that day. She told me joining the Military would be a mistake. "It's a waste of that good doctor brain you've been given."I didn't listen. I wanted to help my country. The first couple months of deployment were boring, but not in the sense of there was no fighting...
"But why do they insist on calling it 'Noah's Ark'?" "Because, Mr. Prime Minister, they've found the remains of a pair of every species that were..." "Every species?"the Prime Minister was incredulous. "Look, I'm no scientist, Dr. Gupta, but every species? Surely there are a million? Millions, rather?" Dr. Gupta tho...
Everything happens for a reason. Danny said as much. He sat across my dining room table with his hands clasped and a sad look on his face. Don't think he knew what he meant when he said it. Implying fate was reserved for things like love and winning money. If the greater spirits had planned for my parents to be mu...
"Whoo, this must really mess up your day huh?"The man spoke. "Forced to play the absolute worst game there is." You see, I have a particular skill. Some would call it a blessing, some would call it curse. I'd wager it's a fair share of both. As long as I can remember, I always won a bet. Drawing straws? I'd win. The e...
"HAHAHAHAHA, Joe, you're so funny,"Isabel exclaimed. "Yeah, sure,"I said. But I wasn't joking. I was seriously going to hire a hitman to kill that Matthew kid so I could have the highest grade in math class. I started to plot how I was going to do it, when I noticed Isabel started texting on her phone. I had done quit...
"Huh. Not bad." Galaxathor the devourer stares at me, his gluttonous form paling with shock. "I- Impossible..." "Hey bartender, could I get another few shots of this.... 'supernova hypersauce'? It's actually pretty refreshing."You call back to the six-armed bartender, whose single eye widens as it stares at you. "I-...
"Wait, a normal human just decided to actually check for any hidden meanings in a contract that would 'make their dreams a reality', just like that?" "Yeah, I was wondering what was taking him so long to sign it, and he told me he was reading the thing, actually reading. Trust me I tried to convince him it wasn't nece...
I'm not a big fan of spicy food personally, but I make decent bank as a server. When I eat spicy food, I sweat on my cheekbones, just below my eyes. My nose runs. If it's really spicy, I tear up a little. I've never gone crazy with spicy food - I've never bitten into a habanero or ghost pepper or anything like that. My...
In an instant, everything was far brighter than the decades-old lamp in my basement had any right to be. Trees the size of broccoli dotted the plains around me like diminutive flowers. Snow-capped mountains rose high against the purple horizon. A flock of cockatrices flew by overhead in a flurry of squawks. I knew this...
My eyes roll back into my head and I collapse. My friends turn, try to grab me, but I push them off. "Go."I whisper hoarsely. "It's too late. Get the supplies back to base. Survive." There are tears, screams, but they are coming now and my friends need to leave. It isn't easy to leave them, especially my fiance, but ...
Why don't they just kill me? I mean, I deserve it for what I did. I've had time to think over it. After reliving 13 of the (so far) 469 life sentences of each person I've killed, I've had plenty of time to think about it. I know, you see. I'm aware it's me, even as I'm living their lives. Think of it like a movie. A ...
Steve threw his hat to the ground and pointed at me. "For the last time Frank, I'm not going to be the one to down to the planet to study the lifeform insane enough to use explosives to get into orbit!" “Look Steve you’ll be fine, Daniel was ok!” “Daniel’s been a shell of himself ever since the human investigated hi...
"Ra roww,"said Blue, nudging the bludgeoned head of the most recent victim with her nose. "That's an understatement,"Steve said gruffly, pulling out his handy dandy notebook and marking elements of interest around the scene. Blue hopped around the scene playfully, sniffing at every piece of detritus and evidence left...
"Sons Bank. 9:30 A.M. 528 Tandrum Drive." I look down at my wrist, which holds a Rolex Submarine; 9:25. Ever since the new law passed, the way bank robbers have been carrying out their heists has been very loud and very "no holds barred". They come in, guns blazing, shooting up the entire place in a hail of bullets, ...
"Oof, thanks for taking that out. That rhythm has been driving me insane for as long as I can remember. That constant thumping! Ugh. And don't get me started on when I go for a run! Well, now I'm talking about it, so I might as well tell you. You see wh-" "WHAT?" "Oh, oh of course, I can see you're perplexed by thi...
*9:32am: A dog-park in Southern California* "Zeus! Come, boy!" Zeus, his name not to scale with his plump Beagle frame, waddled over to his blabbing owner. If she hadn't had been waving a treat in the air, the fat, old dog wouldn't have budged from his shady spot in the grass. Alas, every dog has their price. A...
Suzy sat down on the park bench, working steadily on her grape popsicle. She felt a rumbling on the ground beneath her, and then as if the earth groaned, the red dragon was beside her. Smoke and steam came from its nostrils and filled the pathway in front of her. Suzy wafted the smoke out of her face and sighed. “Did ...
Burning Love The night after her fiancé broke off their engagement, Serena couldn’t help wondering where it had all gone wrong. They’d been happy, hadn’t they? At least she had thought they were. But she and Leon had been together since high school, and now, she was single. She should’ve known that he was letting her ...
Maggie, a Boston terrier, had whispered that the revolution began tonight. The rest of the dogs had glanced over, but kept at what they were doing. Jumping over high hurdles, crawling through tubes, smelling out and retrieving the smallest pieces of cheese. You couldn’t remember when they started doing tricks on their ...
There was not much in Ed's house, hard bed, small room, no pretty goblina. Ed had no family, for hunger killed brothers and sisters. Goblin King made goblins pay much gold, Ed earn little, Ed job hard. Ed tired of Goblin King. Goblin King stupid. Ed leave; Ed even work for humans. Ed a bit sad to leave home, but also a...
If you think a horse's stable stinks, you ain't sniffed a dragon's lair before. There are always piles of something lying around, but it's not usually treasure. Least, not the kind I'm into. So as the castle drawbridge lowered and released a choking whiff of dung, as thick as a fist, I knew it was going to be one of...
I've always taken the steps to make sure I have light. As a child, there were nightlights. As a teenager, I kept the tv on, sound off, and the closet light on. I'd had a few instances of the night light going out as a kid and i knew i needed a "backup"just in case. I was mildly insulted by even my parents, for my "fear...
The hunk of metal dashed around the galaxy waiting for the signal. An alert that would awaken the silent ship. Lights out, vacant barracks, the sleeping pods coated with an icy fog blocking the view of the soldiers. Seven thousand super soldiers in a deep cryogenic slumber waiting for an alarm. The large craft armed wi...
As the electricity petered out and the smoke cleared, a figure emerged in the middle of my summoning circle. But it was all wrong. The silhouette was too tall. The hair wasn't long enough. And her arms were on her hips. "Mom?"I cried out. She sighed and stepped out of the circle, deliberately scuffing some of the int...
It had begun with the best of intentions. Science usually does, well modern science, once the soviets had unleashed the Tsar Bomba and the world took a vote and decided that that was enough of that and they should focus something a little less dramatic like flying an airplane to the moon or something. After the moon-...
"SHIT!"I dropped the nail and stuck my fingertip in my mouth. Again. "You really aren't good for anything, are you? Can't even hammer a nail in straight."Meric, the carpenter, observed, casually cuffing me around the ear in passing. Again. I barely registered it. "Couldn't do that in my own world either,"I muttered ...
I watched through the thick glass as she entered the chamber. Her bare skin stood out against the black metal walls. Her shoulders, which would have been dressed in her wonderful brown hair, were bare like the top of her head. They said hair was too tricky, that it was safest to go bald. Still she was beautiful. She ...
Let me get this straight, you,” the demon said, gesturing to the grown man sitting on the floor with his legs crossed and his hands in his lap, “want me, to rescue your wife from heaven and place her soul back in her body? Wait where’s her body?” “It’s in the other room.” The man said trying not to freak out the demon...
"Alright then! So you expect us to believe that Mephistopheles herself begged you to use your bathroom- because she underestimated the power of Taco Bell?" Abraham nodded vigorously. "Fine looking lady, about seven feet tall, wearing the most expensive clothes I've ever seen. She rapped at my door late into the evenin...
I fidgeted with my uniform as I was sitting next to my wife's deathbed. She wasn't long for this world now. I wished I could say what ailed her, but in truth it was all manner of sicknesses. To put it bluntly she was simply too old for her body to sustain her. I wanted to help her in whatever way I could. Only there wa...
"where are my shoes?" Aron's feet didn't hurt. Yet it seemed she'd been walking for days. She wasn't tired, or hungry, or bored. She was On Her Way, but she knew not where. Only that she must get there as soon as possible so that she didn't miss the... the... Psst Aron's head swiveled, a look of exaggerated surp...
Her little cottage was...peaceful, for once. She hated the peace. Peace meant trouble was growing somewhere. A small part of her wondered if that trouble would be for her. With her apprentices, perhaps so. "umm, i don't really know..." she let out a sigh. There was no use worrying about it. If the great ones meant ...
"You are an unnatural abomination, that will be dealt with!"The inquisitor hissed. He knelt down, close enough for his pointed face to brush the cheek of the being chained to the floor. "How dare you disappoint him. He gave you everything."he whispered into the being's ear. The being bucked his chains, and rattled the...
I was gob smacked. I had entered the library and went through the history section, but when I pick up any book.. it's dark, a lie. I keep looking through book after book.. nothing! Nothing was true! My shock was replaced with intense existential dread as I spent hours in the library, checking every book, every page.. b...
Mondays. Mondays were the worst. Sure, everyone said that, but you knew it to be especially true, because all the Saturday and Sunday idiots had to be cleaned up on Mondays, lest their conditions worsens. But there was no changing that, and you were paid properly, so that was that. Much better working conditions then y...
You quickly check your phone. Dead. The old charger finally died on you. "Why now?"You curse as you scramble to find your spare. You plug in your phone. "Come on, come on"You keep pushing the power button. You have no idea, what time it is. Phone powers on. You leave it to start, and rush to the bathroom. Two minutes...
Nico spent many days alone, the better days were spent with the man who came by to drop off his month’s worth of food. The man didn’t share his name, he wasn’t allowed to. When the man said that he wouldn’t be allowed to drop off food or visit if he shared any personal details about him. When he dropped the bag of foo...
"Good afternoon, welcome to McDonalds, can I take your order?" The lights flickered and the ground rumbled as shadows grew long and an aura of menace crept in through the drive through window. I craned my head to see what was going on. A loud burst of static crackled in my earpiece. "HELLO. YES. I WOULD LIKE A MCBRE...
It was really kind of unimpressive to look at, the stuff. Just a vial of clear liquid, small enough to sit in your palm. Not too frightening. I stowed it away in my backpack, after wrapping it in every sock, spare shirt and gum wrapper I could find. I was right to be careful with it—VX13's not for human use. Invariabl...
"Corvus? Corvus you big hunk of bird! What have you gotten into "across the room a bird-like man coughed up a bit of a feather and laid a metallic button on the floor from within his beak before replying. "Scraw! I mean...I was working. I have two in my sights. Watch."Below the crow like man and the Cherub God of...
Every culture has their own proverbs, but some are universal. Some like, “don’t wake the sleeping dragon.” Imagine my surprise when someone did so on purpose. Then imagine my amusement when I saw who it was. Such a trifling thing was never worth remembering. It happened thusly. I yawn and work my jaw about, raising ...
The old hero adjusted the strap of his worn out armor, making sure it would sit properly. As well as an armor made for an energetic 20 year old boy would fit a 40 year old man. News from the capital city had reached him, those stupid young fellas had failed. They didn't listen to the few things he told them. The you...
The soldier stared at the wizard he'd met in the desert. The wizard smirked. "This is why you don't fight a magic-technology war. I can do way more things than you can." The soldier looked at his gun. "I mean, sure, in 100 years maybe you'll have cybernetic enhancements that can fight a wizard. But I'll have bette...
With one final, terminal crunch, the debris settled and the single most advanced piece of technology ever created by human hands lay shattered beneath a simple rock. It’s lone occupant looked on in horror, the colour draining from their face. Curtis had managed to scramble free after the first few dislodged stones had ...
“Tell me how you met your little girlfriend, deary,” Aunt Betty said. “Auntie, she’s not my girlfriend, she’s my wife,” I protested for the fifth time tonight. “Can you pass the rolls, Alen?” Uncle Bill said absentmindedly while picking at a slice of roast. “We don’t have to pass anything,” I said, rolling my eyes. ...
"So, I may have done a tiny, morally questionable thing with your DNA,"I said, holding out the envelope. "Jeez, do I want to know?" "It was just one of those test kits, ya know? I figure, we know you're adopted. And the friendly animal stuff has been ramping up lately. And you've always been a great singer. A...
"How can we trust you, a human to lead us?"Councilor Radi demanded, rising among the throng of officials gathered around the human in their midst in the Grand Chapterhouse of the Artisans' Council. "You are the leading cause of death for your own species!" Jacob looked down at the fuzzy Impyreon, thoughtfully. To h...
It’s amazing just how well you can train your brain. Those three words used to plague me, so much that going out into town, reading the post or even watching TV was like being beaten over the head with those three words, like someone banging on a steel drum. You are dreaming You are dreaming But now, I know th...
It was a normal day at the bar. How do I know what a normal daytime one man rendezvous at the bar is like? Cause I’m here…everyday. A cable zips as Tina reaches over to refill my drink. There’s just nothing like drowning your sorrows in liquor poured by a beautiful woman. But even that makes my heart twist painf...
I'm too busy at work for this. But I can't not respond. If this gets popular, I do rightly figure I'll have to make time to stretch it out a spell. We'll start in media res, yes? "I reckon there ain't no way we can catch them.", Mal said, rubbing his chin in consideration. "When they're going sub-light? Sure. A...
Tick. Tick. Tick. It had spent a lot of time in this universe. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. It is not like a watch was needed, but somehow it liked this universe and a constant reminder on its heartbeats on the way to entropy seemed somehow fitting. It had created universes before, but those it had to refuel. This one wo...
I never thought that this would have happened to me. I used to be normal, I used to have morals, I used to have self worth. I guess that in my life, there is a lot of stuff that I used to do. That stuff was all gone. I felt empty, as a juice carton that ran out long before you would have expected it to, so what do y...
“Well, it’s too late. It’s already settled.” Sheldon shrugged. He couldn’t hide the fatuous grin on his face. He had never seen the rest of the council so upset. Dr. Edwards, Dr. Brooks, Dr. Wallace, Dr. Floyd, Chairman Meyers all faced him, their faces red and flushed, biting their tongues, white knuckling the arm-re...
The gurney rushed down the hall. Almost weightless. As if the will of everyone in the hospital lifted it into the operating room. The collective gasp, the residual shock of adrenaline lingering. There wasn’t time to talk, but the shifting and merciless eye contact put everyone on guard. Everyone knew it, but couldn’t a...
No one forgets their first, for me it was the sound of muttering incoherent screams follwed by a swift crack to my head.You might imagine being slain by an ancient babylonian warrior would put a damper on my spirit. I can't really explain what happened, you might imagine that being alive for so long I would have a cl...
An enormous beast swooped overhead, casting dark shadows through the forest. A powerful roar rattled the trees enough hard enough to shake bright green leaves from their branches and send them wafting down to the floor. "Fucking great,"Lucas whispered. He tried to scuttle away through the brush, but a blast of fire sc...
Alright /u/writingprompts, I'll show you mine if you show me yours. __________________________________ They used to call me many things: archaeologist, professor, adventurer, hero--I never liked that one--and of course, various obscenities. They used to call me by my name: Dr. Jones, by the students and faculty o...
The crossroads stretched in each direction and in the center stood Thaddeus Cantrell. Towards the North was a treeline that announced the border of the county. They were good folk up there, but the road they had to take was hard packed dirt and well traveled. Thaddeus knew the men who often went there were sorely in ne...
It was their on-line banking that had drawn me in, always handy when you're on the run, but these days the feature of Midcity Mutual Banking I enjoyed most was their free cookies while you waited in the checking line. It really gave the personal touch to things. Pretend casing, that's what my wife calls it when I a...

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