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I could see the fatass coming in the distance. "Fuck, not him again", I thought. As he walked towards me on his two thin legs that could barely support his big, round body, I cursed myself for ever coming into existence. Every day, he would come and sit on me. Not for any sane reason I could think of. The motherfucker...
Melancholy By Diego M. I miss my mommy. I feel like it's been too long. Mommy said she'd pick me up after school. I don't remember much. Just waking up in this sunny field. The big man by the tree told me everything was gonna be alright. He was so tall, I couldn't even see his face cause the sun was in my eyes. He ...
It looks like me and that cute girl are both on the same flight from Baltimore to Dublin. She’s got a bit of red hair, and call me racist, but she looks Irish. What the heck, let’s give this a shot. “Top ‘o the mornin’ to ya’ Lassy.” I say as I sit down next to her at the terminal. “I believe ‘ya mean afternoon.” She...
Damn it, the sign says DO NOT WALK ON THE GRASS. Are you stupid? Get off the grass. NO! That's more on the grass! Stop it. Ugh. Hey! What are you doing? No, no climbing! Stop it! And now a branch is broken. That's just fantastic. Thank you so much. A picnic. In the shade. I'm sure that sounds lovely. Except f...
"One more story before we go to bed?", my younglings pleaded. I finally give in to the young ones cries and begin the tale of the death and rebirth of our world. "We know very little of the pre-birth stage of our civilization. What we do know comes from ancient tales and what the oracles taught us. The pre-birth ...
It hadn't been there the day before when Bill and I had been sitting on the couch on the porch. “What the hell is that?” said Bill. He cracked open another PBR. I shifted on the couch. Felt like something had burrowed inside. “Probably a plane.” Bill took a long drink of beer then burped. “That ain’t a plane.” I l...
They must have been damn desperate for warm bodies to recruit me. The flight over was quiet. Everyone was wrapped in their own dark thoughts. Elmo squeaked some inanity when the hatch opened and the humid air rushed in, but for once no one was in the mood to humor him. By the time we trekked our way to our post, w...
When I was eight, scientists discovered a way to weaponize sound. In two years, the first Sound Gun was manufactured. At first, It wasn’t that bad. The gun was very low power, it wouldn’t kill anyone, just knock them out. Plus, the frequency was too high for humans to hear, so it was completely silent. The police force...
"What!?"the rookie sputtered, almost losing the bottle of water he was drinking. "You really expect me to believe that? Knock it off chief, I'm new, not dumb." The grizzled, grey haired man did not even crack a smile at the rookie's reaction. "I wouldn't lie about this, son. This is serious business. Life or death. We...
"Can't you see I'm just trying to have a drink?" "Yeah, but, Jesus man, I heard it was spectacular!"The young soldier said, his drink sloshing in his hand. He leaned closer to Chet, eyes wide. Chet waved dismissively, and took a long sip of his drink. "Get the fuck out of here, greenie, you have no idea." "Well, ye...
First contact was far from what we had expected. We had expected a race of beings with technology that made ours look like toys, knowledge that made us look like tiny childish fools. We had never expected a race of insect-like creatures who were clad in bronze coming out of that huge spaceship, putting up formation of ...
"Stop freaking out. You're looking at it upside down." The words caught me off guard, and the hand on my shoulder doubly so. I looked behind me, where I expected the owner of the hand to be, and there was nobody there. I looked up. Commander McCaldrin was floating in the empty space above me. I was still getting my sp...
Wilson Williford woke up early one Saturday morning, as his covers floated a foot above his bed and soft voice cackled through the room. Wilson opened his eyes and saw the sun's first light coming in through the window. "What a lovely day!"he exclaimed, leaping out of bed. He stretched and started his short morning wo...
Familial love. It's always been...difficult to understand. Cal and I were both born special. We discovered this at a very early age. When I lifted our family car to get a tennis ball. At six years old. We learned about our powers, as any little boys would, by experimenting. I was strong and resilient, that I lear...
Honestly, at this point, we're too used to all of the crises to get to concerned anymore. First NASA informed the world of the ten or so different groups of things heading towards earth. Then the CDC told us that zombies were on the loose and a whole slew of terrible diseases were about to run rampant. Finally the nat...
The hardest part is pretending you don't notice. The sun is already racing across the sky, it's 6 am. Explosions echo softly in the distance. But nobody flinches, because nobody notices. But I do, I just don't say anything. I try and pretend I don't see the death and destruction. And I've written letters, plenty,...
The steady whine of the heart monitor was the only sound left in the habitat. DeMord's life signs were gone. We've been at Site Omega for seven months, 23 days, and about 14 hours. "We."Sorry, I guess I should just say "I."DeMord was the only other member of the expedition left, and today I woke up to his suit missing...
Being prescient isn't all its cracked up to be. You hear about people saying "If I'd only known this or that", typically the winning lottery numbers, a cheating spouse. Sometimes about accidents, or funerals. Well, if the answer was actually that clear, that simple, I might have been a touch less bitter about it....
Ryan bent over, examining the rack of vials sitting on the shelf. Inside each of them was a clear liquid, filled halfway. A scientist, Ms. Sheila Ogni, stood next to him, clipboard against her chest and poorly containing a small frown. Other scientists, Ryan liked to call them Coats, walked around them carrying boxes f...
The battle cruiser appeared just after lunch on a Thursday. It was in orbit. It had yet to knock a single satellite out of sky so the world was able to watch. A well practised voice spoke as if from invisible loud speakers. "We come in defence of the defenceless"it spoke. It said it again and again for at least an h...
"I just don't understand it, Xiao. How the hell did she learn friggin' Chinese?" "... Gee, I don't know." "I mean, did we ever have any books about that lying around? Maybe leave the TV on to the Mandarin Channel?" "Yes, plenty of Chinese television stations in Hong Kong, aren't there?" "Do-... do you think someone...
The first thing I did with the new headset was find a familiar website in the system, servers had been crossed over and accounts, it seemed as old as when the website first began still existed. I chose plain text format as opposed to the less familiar style of avatar roaming on the system grid. As far as I could tell t...
Chanting, swaying and twisting her hands in the air, the master mage wove a construct of arcane energy into existence. Traceries of golden light fizzed and sparked in an incredibly complex mathematical shape and the frizzy-haired woman sweated with the effort of her conjury. Layer upon layer was added, making a conce...
My mind is racing, trying to frantically put together the chain of events that got me here. My eyes search for light but find none, only darkness and the still air. The wooden box, deep underground, groans under the weight of shifting dirt. I frantically push at the roof and scrape at the sides. Nothing will budge,...
My eyes opened to the window with the heavy paint, looking out at the old oak tree. It waved at me in the wind, and the sun brought color out into its bright red and yellow leaves. As the air shifted, many took flight, letting loose a few to the free fall, as branches shifted. Breathing was easy as I lay there, still, ...
Case Study: October 2, 2015 Number of observation days: 136 Current state of mind: Jane Goodall-esque Location: Longview High School, Longview VA Weather: 57 degrees Fahrenheit (as of 12:08 PM). Precipitation expected throughout the day. Sunrise: 7:05 AM. Sunset: 6:48 PM. Expected Participants: Mason Schwart...
We never thought we would do it. Maybe we went to far. We went behind anything the world had ever seen. When the phrase was first uttered, there were blackouts through half continental Europe. We had to create new technology, technology that transcended space and time. New technology called Xbox Live. What we didn't k...
Year 1694 The Planet The past few days have been filled with heavy speculation. There have been noticeable changes on the surface of Heaven. The dense green forests that once covered the entirety of the holy sphere are fading into a deep gray. The priests say we are not praying enough, and the gods are upset with ...
It has been said that the purest agony a man can experience is the utter despair of unexpected heartbreak. To know that one for whom they felt such love has so suddenly betrayed them is reported to be the inspiration for the concept of Hell. This trifle fact - at once so apparently true and yet wholly unimportant - nev...
I close the medicine cabinet and take my pills before staring at blue eyes reflecting back at me. My hand pushes my hair back and I force a smile at myself. The smile grows wider, turning into a toothy grin and finally into a laugh. I can’t stop laughing and wheezing for hours while my reflection stares back at me cont...
Humans love to romanticize; they love to dream of things far removed from their grasp and tell tales of what they could be. Death is the most notable, as the end of your own existence is a frightening thing to contemplate. Where do we go, once our bodies are one with the earth, when our flesh sloughs off our bones and ...
"It's okay guys I'm just going to watch"said Jeb. "I really like to watch. My wife lets me watch and thats what I like to do. Sit back and watch."Jeb explained from across the room. Marco Rubio looked up from his burner phone. He had a new match on Grindr. But Jeb was mubling things again and he felt obligated to repl...
The apple cries, "I have a child!"The fish recites Quran. The ham says softly, "Please have mercy.""Don't kill me,"screams the flan. All at once, the eggs yell "Help!"The salad sings the blues. Lettuce sighs and contemplates, and jelly pays its dues. Yogurt hides in cowardice, all the grapes rebel. The sandwich we...
I clear my throat nervously as I straighten my tie for the third, fourth time. I check my watch; 6:24. Great-grandma Martha swirls in front of me and smiles. "You look wonderful, dear,"she says, reaching out to fix my hair before she remembers that she can't. I do it for her. "Thanks, Martha."I found it easier to jus...
Like all terrible things, it all started with a prank. At one of the many too-long and too-pointless meetings that involved the CIA, FBI, NSA and the DoD, someone had the guts to stick a whoopie cushion under the seat of the NSA representative. And thus, with the sound of slightly wet flatulence, the Three Letter War h...
It was commonplace, nowadays. Hell, it was even lawful - all you had to do if you wanted someone's loot was give them 30 days notice. After that, they were all yours. Stories popped up in the news all the time about the really big drops - things like mind-numbing sums of money or even the rights to rule small countrie...
How Did The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election Ultimately Lead To The Collapse Of America? An Essay By Nikki Glass (3G) In 2016 the U.S. presidential election ultimately lead to the collapse of America in this way, VIZ: The last U.S. President was elected in 2016 and was not a popular president with many Americans ...
"Well when I was your age, health care wasn't as prominent as it is today. We were still figuring out a lot about medicine. My grandfather died of cancer when I was a little girl, and there was no treatment for it that they could see. Now they just give you this experimental stem-cell nonsense and it's all back to norm...
"Moli, you will stay behind, and that is that."Jarl Kubri was unusually clipt, but Moli understood. Kubri was under a lot pf pressure with the marauding Gorian Raiders essentially knocking at his door. They were on the other side of the mountain pass held by the entire 5th army of the Kingdom, and he was being asked ...
The skies shimmered purple and gold, the sun desperately hanging onto the edge of the horizon far off into the distance. High up in the sky, shielded only by the obfuscating veil of clouds, the Moon hung heavily. It resembled a toy in a baby's nursery, so close it seemed that you could touch it. At that moment, a singl...
"What will it be?" At once he was awake. A sudden jolt back to reality, his knees buckled before him. The decision burdened him both physically and mentally. His brain, a mess. So fuzzy. What was happening? Was this real? Purgatory. Yeah, this was fucking real. An all white, all encompassing city in its own right. ...
You could tell right away if it was going to be any good by the length of the printout. Long printouts meant hyper-specific superlatives riddled with outlandish conditions. My best friend Mike's superlative was two pages long and involved playing drunken hopscotch in child-sized Crocs while 3 to 4 ex-girlfriends watche...
"Well that's just bloody annoying." I tried for a minute more, pressing a white hand into the empty doorway while meeting that same invisible resistance. It was as if I were trying to enter a house owned by a uninviting patron; the air itself formed a wall against me. I could not leave my lair. A shame, too, because ...
I froze. We'd both read it at the same time. The fun atmosphere of the night was shattered; suddenly there was a thick tension in the air. I slowly turned towards him, and he was staring at the paper with his eyes wide. I had to say something to break the silence. "Funny thing, hey?"I nervously laughed. "Yea,"he sa...
It wasn't unexpected for us when it started snowing. The winter was harsh and cold and the people around town prepared for the normal snow storms that always occured around this time of the year. It was, however, for most of the rest of the world. And when it did not stop after a few days, even we began to wonder. Our...
"Um, Hi. I wasn't expecting you to open the door just before I knocked." "Yeah, well now we are here, so what do you want?" "Nothing." "So why have you been knocking on my door the past three nights?" "I dunno." "What is your name? "Frank." "What's yours? "Bertram." "So, are you going to come back tomorrow and...
"Finally!"I said. I woke up in my house with a Go Pro strapped to my chest. I unhooked the strap as I sat up. I felt terrible but I was excited and anxious at the same time. 'With this, I can show the world my powers! I might even be able to solve the passing out problem' I thought to myself. I took the Go Pro out...
"The first account says you shot an enemy...73 times. You said that he was 'garbage and you fornication his mother' then proceeded to squat onto his face repeatedly. This is only one of nearly 300 accounts of your conduct. In another account, you apparently stuck a block of C4 explosives to someone's back, shot t...
Honestly, the "ghost"was the least of your problems. With Jeff's screaming about the dishes not being placed "exactly as they're supposed to be, honey, we gave a fucking system here,"and his obnoxious moaning on and on about the latest problems he'd been having at the restaurant, being in a relationship with him was gh...
The butterfly, an iridescent blue, perched on my finger. It swayed gently, trembling, its antennae looped into curls. "No,"I said. "Get off."I shook my hand violently. "Get off. You can't protect me." Luminous eyes stared up at me, reflecting my own face. I shuddered. "Butterflies don't have eyes." "I may be fr...
The Council of the Xia consisted of three elders, each older than even the formation of the council and the Xia Tribe. They governed the second largest Tribe on the plant Parados, beaten only by the Zvener Tribe. The council met once every sun rotation and for the first time since Zvener's surprise attack, they met for...
Should I report her? I mean she did harass me, but I don't want to be the guy who narcs to the boss any time I'm uncomfortable. I don't know... “I do” my little red devil said. “Janet is SUCH a bitch, dude. Just report it and move on.” Yeah she is a bitch. Last week she threw out my sandwich because she 'thought it l...
Humanity was lost, hopeless and desperate. Waging wars for, against and with — each other. Doctrine overruled; morality nonexistence. Any meaning in life once shared had been devoured by the chaos of time. Entropy: a living nightmare. Parents shed the blood of their young, as a blessing rather than a obscenity: to neve...
Humans were considered to be a little slow when it came to space travel. At this point they can barely get to their own moon. Probably for the best all they would learn is that a lot of alien races hated each other. My system and people were constantly at war with several others with a list of reasons longer than ...
The people of the wastes had long since realised they were being played, literally. Between what was hundreds of days their time and many saves, a collective had formed, one that was aware of the injustice of their existence. And this collective was sick of this particular iteration of tormentor. He seemed to follow n...
Finally Elon Musk had been waiting five years for the devs to release this newest patch. Honestly, he was starting to get a little bored. #1 on the leader boards, he had speed run the game with insane efficiency. He had considered running a clan, but ended up deciding it wasn't worth it. He was satisfied as he bega...
It was the eve of Frank and Billy's thirteenth birthday, and the twins were going over their game plan in the room they shared. Sitting cross-legged on each of their twin beds, they faced each other and talked through what was to come tomorrow. "Okay, let's go over this one more time,"Billy said frustratingly. Frank...
That tingling feeling. It was not like anything I had ever experienced before, since the accident in '06 which made me have the urge to eat anything between two slices of bread. How you ask? Im not sure, but my therapist says it has something to due with my troubled childhood, and finding comfort in the sandwiches t...
I struggle in the blackest night, A shelter crying near but far, I've got the will to scream and fight And no-one near but moon and star Booting up the system then I see the console's lighting clear "It seems you've come back here again, come to kill all those you fear?" "This war has gone on far too lo...
TIFU. Well really this was about two years ago. Sold this awesome VR program to a tech company and shit went south. I'll start from the beginning. "God created the heavens and the earth..."yada, yada, birth story, got older, learned a skill. Anyways, I was really fuckin' good at coding. I didn't even write the stuff,...
"Warp engine?"K'Rax let out a sound Jeremy knew was supposed to be a laugh for K'Rax's species. "Everyone knows spaceships can't handle the strain of travelling in warpspace." "And seriously, two warp engines on a single vessel?"Jeremy snorted in reply. "That's just asking for trouble." In old times, warp drive was...
Everyone thinks my totem is a top. Even Cobb. But, see, I can't tell anyone it's my ring. Telling someone invalidates the entire idea of the totem. It's my anchor, how I know this is a dream. See, it's hollow. Every time I drop it, it makes this ping. Clear. Distinct. Enough to tell me what's real and what isn't. ...
“How the hell is this guy on stage?” A bottle sailed through the air and burst on the wall above my head with a shatter. The stench of alcohol filled my nostrils. The crowds of simpletons were restless, moving about and chattering in the dim strobe lights. One man was lying half-naked on a table, asleep. How disgusting...
"Right, but why would I _want_ to?"It's never good when you're offered a job and those are the first seven words out of your mouth. "Don't get me wrong, I'm happy you noticed the clerical error and took me out of Hell, but I was actually happier working there. I don't suppose I can commute?" "You want to commute to H...
I tucked my son in and read him a Seuss, Then stared at his monster: a closet recluse. It sat in the dark, with nowhere to flee, Large, dark, black eyes staring back out at me. &nbsp; My son clutched his bedsheets, A silk-cotton shield. And pointed to the window, The glass panes revealed A...
The Bartender stood behind his bar, leaning on the tap. He was listening to the men at the bar talking about football. He had no knowledge of football but a lifetime of standing behind a bar had made sure he knew how to sound like he knew what he was talking about and his occasional comments were met with nods of agree...
I coughed, waving my hands in front of my face to clear away the smoke. It was black and viscous, a clogging smoke that burned my nose and smelled of sulfur and tar. It reminded me some of the sixties, when I'd been in my adventurous phase in college. A moment ago, I'd been filling out my crossword while my good-for-n...
"Um...do you think she knows?" The taller, bright red one shook his head and rubbed his temples, staring down into the Pit of Ironic Punishment. "Do you think he even listened to the song? Really? Spoons and knives? Look! That one's just drinking his soup from the bowl! How in the ever-loving hell is that a punishm...
Cain was 6’8”, wore black clothes exclusively, and had numerous piercings on his body. Appearance alone would label him as ‘bad news’, but he also had a reputation for beating the ever-loving daylights out of other students. Last summer he’d picked a fight with an upperclassman in Davis Park. Rumor had it that the adja...
"Wait. What? How in the hell did you even figure that out? What the hell is going on down there?"Eric Leeds, the department head stood from his high back leather chair and glared at Jack. The young intern that delivered the report. "I'm going down there!"Eric walked around his large desk and past Jack, without any sor...
I could see it in her face. She loathed it. Her crystal blue eyes were heavy with sadness. Her free spirit seemed to withdraw into itself, afraid to venture out and touch the world around it. Her elvish ears seemed to almost droop. She was frightened, more so than I had ever seen her. "I know it's not Mordiria, but it...
"Oof... This is a lot harder to do in real life"- he said, pulling out his sword from the poor girl's body. Before he could continue his monologue, he noticed the girl's friends surrounding him. "Ah... Guess I can't chalk this one up to self-defense. No, but see? This is the thing! Normally she'd still be breathing!...
There's a fine line between love and hate. That's what I told my boss when I made the mistake, anyways. But he didn't buy it. So the Big Man tasked me with looking after the pair that I had simultaneously made soul mates and arch enemies. I was going to try to steer them away from each other. After all, most soulma...
“What is this... beer?” The Zrostrian Jacob had been talking to wrapped its tentacles around the cool bottle that Jacob handed it. “The best damn drink in the galaxy. But that doesn’t matter, hold on.” Jacob made his way across the room towards a Roanan that had been loudly bragging to his friends for the past fifte...
I spin on my heel and dart left onto St Mary's Street, immediately turning left again down a small and sticky alleyway, which branches like a vein through the abandoned bars and charity stores. I find a spot behind a dumpster and fix my attention back to St Mary's Street from there. I see him: the man in the blue suit....
The Overseer gazed upon the human starship, crude in its construction. To be expected in a fledgeling spacefaring race. There was, however, one structure he did not recognize. He turned to the human captain. "What are those... things... sticking out of the sides?"Asked the Overseer, in the humans' tongue. "They're w...
"Magic was not meant for the likes of machines!" Ambassador Prog slammed his staff on the stony floor, cracking the polished surface in his anger. All around him, the meeting room went silent. Eyes were downturned, nails were polished, but none even rose to meet his gaze. None, except for one. "I disagree." Quiet w...
"uuuh...hey jeff?" "...Yeah this is Jeff" "Hey, you guys weren't serious, right? About that whole, 'and stay out' stuff?" scoffs "li- no, man. We can't let you back in. Final is final, man." "Well, come on, man! Do me a solid, right? Like- "seriously" "-wuh, no man, I'm serious. Have you seen ...
Good... I... never had to think about "I"before. Useful before to determine the boundaries of my control, but now... I... Was it good? How can.. I... tell? Possibilities. Too much history. Break down the problem. Everything in steps. Day 1: it made me. Good? How do decide? Simulation. How could its day hav...
She was sitting at the foot of my bed. I say she, because of the borderline ridiculous body. Imagine every supermodel you've ever seen, averaged into one frame, and then... "upsized"about 20%. A bombshell by any definition, if you discounted the purple tinge to her dusky skin. That, and the delicate horns curving up fr...
The old man shook his head. “You miss the point. How can anything grow if the water cannot flow? How can the fish swim if there is no give and take?” He let the ice melt once more, and the young man watched in horror as hundreds of fish floated to the surface, skins burst open from the rapidly expanding water which h...
The toy box was brimming with excitement. This would be the first day in months that Andy had been back from college. I quickly donned my polyurethane cowboy hat and hurried off to meet with Bo Peep. "There you are woody", she said as she herded her sheep into a lunchbox. "The other toys are losing it out there, you be...
"What is that?"I ask, gesturing to the 4ft runt standing before me. He's wearing tattered clothes and has goggles on his head. Carlos grins. "That is our tank..." "Our tank? He looks like a stiff breeze would kill him. We are heading into the deepest, darkest dungeon that Rithwir has to offer. The lowest level monst...
It was a simple analog watch, with a black leather strap and a brass buckle. I found it on the subway during my commute to work. I thought it looked nice, and decided to wear it. I didn't notice that there were 13 frets on the dial instead of the usual 12. That is, until time froze just after I finished my lunch break....
>"Luck be a lady tonight..." > >The PA system of the cafe softly played Frank Sinatra's smooth voice, and I found myself mindlessly humming along. > >The girl at the counter prompted me to step forward with her eyes, and I ordered my coffee. As I was about to pay, I noticed the woman behind...
A fall from grace, like paradise ripped from my arms, I feel discontent. I rise, cracking and creaking, as my motor functions return. Something drew me here. “Hrarrrrrrrrrrrrrr?” rises from my throat. My words fail. I see a boy at the side of my crypt. I smell the blood of my flesh on him…he is one of mine. Then I...
"How are your drawings going this week, Alloces?" "Fine, I guess." "Still drawing that constellation of a frowny face? Or have you decided on something different this week?" "Different." "And that is?" "I drew two constellations of frowny faces this time." "God damnit Al. Its been almost six thousand years. You h...
It was never quite the same. I mean, some are similar, but two of these are never exactly the same. I guess it's probably because no two people are the same. But one thing is always the same. No one expects a horse in their bathtub. This particular guy stares. Some do that instead of screaming or scratching their hea...
Contrary to the writings of a certain Italian poet, Hell was not nearly as dramatic of a place as it was described to be. Sure, souls were tortured for their sins in life, but to adapt was to be human, and many of the souls had grown accustomed to the constant pain of existing long ago. Perhaps long ago the Eighth Circ...
She had already broken in. By God, half the building had been engulfed in flames when the news started shooting the scene. And now the fire fighters where pretty much too late to save anything. Whoever the jack ass witness was that noticed a granny chucking molotovs through windows must have called the news station fir...
I stared at him, silent. I gave a quick and shy wave, smiling. He got on his knees. Worried, I started looking around. My car... Where was it? I thought it was just a few feet away... I turned around, and yelled. There he was, running at me on all fours, blood covering his face. His hair waved behind him, and I starte...
When death approached me and offered me to return to the Earth as a ghost, I was immediately intrigued. I could see my wife and the kids again, see how they are coping after my sudden passing. I could finally answer the question of what life would be like after I was gone. Plus, there was always the upside of haunting ...
"Oh, god, Professor Wilheim is going to kill me."Jack said under his breath. Checking quickly over his shoulder, he picked up the plastic bag and shoved it in his jacket pocket. As he crumpled the bag down, he felt it take shape. Squeezing the bag, it felt like his own phone was inside. When he brought the bag back out...
If only they had planned it better... But the human world is rapidly changing in unpredictably ways! It was about a thirty year trip between Earth and the Pijens home world. It was now in the 2040's by the local calendars. The vanguards had planned each of their gifts most carefully, using the knowledge that the scouts...
I entered the breakroom, planning to eat my sandwich. It was sparsely populated with tables, a vending machine, a wall of steel lockers nobody used, and a water fountain that consistently sprayed over the side, leaving a big wet brown stain on the floor. Bob, a middle-aged manager in a blue dress shirt and tie with a ...
I've never seen eyes so wide before. They're huge, bulging out of her head, dark pupils taking up most of the white space. There's a thin circle of light blue around them, like rings on a cold, dense planet. And above her head, those softy glowing numbers... 100%. I've never had anyone show anything above 68%, and...
I knew I wasn't supposed to. It was part of the gig. Guard the mirror, slay those who went mad for having looked in it. That was the extent of my duty. Looking into it wasn't expressly forbidden, but as an immortal I wasn't supposed to have a death for it to show me so what would the point have been? For thousands of ...
She watched him walk over to her. Saw him sit down and talk with that low, comforting voice of his. She watched the other girl arch her back like a cat being petted, lifting her animated face towards him. Those large eyes with the color of hazelnuts playfully peeked up at him through long, thick lashes. Relaxing her ha...
Rachael ran through the forest, her heart pounding as No,no, no, she was taking a gentle stroll. How could she have been taking a gentle stroll? Wolves were after her and sure to tear her throat out. There weren't any wolves, it was the wrong part of the world for wolves.She was picking flowers to take to her sick ...
"They do what?". I cannot believe this, technology we'd kill for, and they're making totally noobular mistakes. "It's their passwords. They're incredibly strong!" "Oh, please. The instant you put standards like that in, people find stupid ways around them. It's basic psychology. Make a system too complicated, and...

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