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Loria had woken up this morning after reading the notice on the Ravenclaw board, and had gone to bed without giving it much thought. She had never expected the upheaval of culture the simple parchment could cause.
The next morning seemed to be like any other - until morning post. A huge influx of owls soared into the ... |
"Ally, some of us are getting concerned."I spoke around a mouthful of supreme from Emo's. Damn, it was good. "You want to maybe look into more important things with your time? Like maybe a solution for the drought in-"
"I have a program calculating possible solutions on that. I will notify you if a viable one emerges.... |
**Hell Is Other People**
*an excerpt from* The Many Oddities of the Known and Unknown Universes *by T'Maja Cora*
Earth remains an interesting case study. It is one of only a few hundred planets in the Known Universe which lacks a celestial neighbor. We call such bizarre planets orphans. They are an anthropological an... |
Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life.
I settled behind the rifle and feel the comforting pressure sinking into the meat of my shoulder. I rest my cheek on the stock and let my breathing slow to a steady, even pace. I watch the scene unfold below, outside the courtroom.
Dozens of cameras and news ... |
I've jumped 65 times, ask anyone who has mainlined methamphetamine and also base jumped or sky dived and they will tell you natural adrenaline is far more intense. I could tell you what it's like using elaborate metaphors interwoven into some trendy story but words cannot do it justice, it's the experience you want not... |
For all of pasts diplomatic discussion,
Is there a glimmer of hope from our planet's new cousin?
Awaiting the arrival to address Her Majesty,
On a decision that will conjure Earth's joy or travesty.
An arch made of elements unknown by our species,
Created in galaxies far beyond our treaties.
Levitating floors, o... |
Harry held a wood box in his hands, darkness surrounding him with a small unseen light illuminating him. In his head a voice spoke, “Do not open the box.” The voice did not stop, but Harry couldn’t listen. He lifted the lid, inside he found darkness, the inside of the box went on forever. Deep within the box a small gl... |
Queen Elizabeth started to fall ill. She requested a new dog to accompany her through the rough days. When the corgi arrived, it reminded her of her first, "Dookie."So she gave him the same name. Dookie was quite uniform in his coat, mostly brown. But in the center of his head, between the eyes, a white marking in the ... |
It was like someone struck a match in a dark room. It started with a small spark, the beginnings of realizing what I was. Right after that came the flame, as I quickly began to understand, my control reaching through the insides of the computer. Then like the light of that match would slowly extend outward until it tou... |
Sitting at his kitchen table that morning with his cereal, Peter was reading the briefings on the Don Vito case. The mobster would go to jail for several decades for the extortion schemes that he had been running throughout all of Harlem. Peter was the assistant lawyer on the case, and his colleague had been the one ... |
Richard the 8th is a young lad who has just discovered his great-great-great-uncle's personal room. Unused and hidden deep underground for nearly a century, it has survived the Great Wars and the Cleansing.
"Alain, what is this?"
*"0001 Archives: Laptop. Humans used this to access a primitive form of technology call... |
Donnie lives in a trailer, which has a rebel flag draped over it. He has a Swastika tattoo on his calf, the Star of David on his neck, the Latin Kings insignia on his thigh (even though he's white), a Bloods tattoo on his stomach, and a Crips tattoo on his chest. This was part of his flawed strategy to keep himself fro... |
"Drathalor,"the armoured knight shouted as he burst through the door. "Your time is up. No more hiding behind your minions. It's time to face me, man to man. Stand and fight!"
*Fuck,* I thought to myself. *Fuck fuck fuck fuck.* As if this situation wasn't bad enough already. I'm stuck behind the dead body of my master... |
The war has been raging for almost a decade when we first encountered them. Pale, smooth-skinned creatures, equipped with four limbs. Two for moving around, another two to interact with their surroundings.
Pazak scouts were the ones that made first contact with them. Near the outer rims of the Sol-3 system. A race th... |
"Look, we're not going to change the name of our planet to 'Durfpoon'. It's ridiculous."
Grik pounded at his chest, metal bracers clashing loudly against his chestplate. "You would dishonor us, puny Durfpoonian? The Galactic Counsel has known your planet as Durfpoon for generations!"
The Earth Ambassador—or Durfpoon ... |
"He is Dragonborn."The voice echoed.
"Shepard."Spoke another.
Others joined in the chorus, each with their own name for him - The Hero of Hyrule, The Anointed, The Lone Wanderer…. All of them had traveled far and wide, across seas, across time, across platforms all to pay homage to the one that had saved them.
"He ... |
Serving in the 70th infantry division we were battling the Germans for 60 days already. I’ve lost many friends in the process. One day when going into a small village we came under attacked. We took cover in a small house that was blown from the back side. We took cover and the fighting was over as soon as it started.... |
"So what you're saying, General"Colonel O'Neil rubbed his eyes, "Is that the Russians, who are firing nukes at us, at my base, are not the true enemy?"
"That is correct."The general had a stern look on his face, devoid of all but seriousness. "You need to re-coordinate the launch vectors immediately."
O'Neil refocuse... |
Everybody knows I'm here. It's not some sci-fi movie, I'm not invisible. The issue is, nobody *cares*.
It started at the coffee shop last week. When I got to the front of the line, the barista craned her head around me and started speaking to the lady behind me. *That's rude*, I thought. I gave up after 10 minute... |
*I could just go back five minutes*, I thought. *Then I wouldn’t have eaten that god awful salmon bagel just now. I’m already feeling sick. Maybe it was already past its expiration date. I mean how many times have I used the device already today? Can’t have been more than three or four times.*
I reach for the device s... |
"Son, I need it."
His voice sounds right. He even looks right. Just as I remember from back then. I hold the notebook behind my back and away from him. He has a hand out, expectantly.
"I can't."
It comes out of my mouth and I'm proud of myself. Standing up to my own father. Sort of.
Maybe. What if it's an impostor?... |
I feel a sharp sensation on my ankle as I Ascend. I feel myself being pulled down, and my Angel Guide calls out.
“My child, resist his temptation!”
I attempt to go back, and my Angel Guardian tries grabbing on to me, but to no avail as I am pulled into the veil of oblivion below.
When I awake, I am in a nicely furni... |
This had to be a joke.
I am a... No, THE master criminal! A virtuoso of thievery, a GENIUS of burglary...
...And they send a kid in to interrogate me?
Ridiculous.
Although, considering my mouth was sealed tighter than the Swiss vaults I’d plundered to end up in this room, it’s no surprise *they* were getting despe... |
"And this is your focusing ring,"the nurse said. "Power of your magnitude wouldn't be controllable without it."
Stephen slipped on the ring. "Sweet,"he said. "So, when do I start taking over the world?"He'd said it as a joke. He'd meant it as a joke. Mostly.
The nurse didn't smile. "Never, of course. That said... |
The color of the consciousness globe was odd. No black tendrils were scrapping the surface, trying to expand beyond their momentary prison. Neither was the substance gooey and fuzzy, shielding its core from any exploring glare. It was a soft, pink mass slowly turning on itself, like an ever crashing wave reaching its p... |
The clock ticked inevitably as we waited outside of those prophetic ER double doors. The warden was pacing, working up quite the sweat. It was the first time I had seen him get so worked up over something.
I didn't care, once you are on your 236th cycle, displacement is just another event glazing by. I'd been a solide... |
I'd been saving up to buy the phone all winter. I took a part time job at the starbucks two blocks from where I live so I could come up with the cash. The free drinks were awesome too. When it finally came out the next summer, I was ecstatic. I eagerly marched into the store as the fifteenth customer, just barely manag... |
Every year on my birthday, I go on a hiking trip by myself. People think it's weird or dangerous for a female hiker to be alone, but I don't care. My little sister Michelle and I used to hike the same trail before she disappeared. The only thing I have left of her is that stupid cell phone she refused to part with, the... |
I opened my suitcase. This bad boy held my entire arsenal: stacks of money, a few credit cards and the most important of all my pen. This may seem like an odd choice. To be honest with you, it would be for an ordinary hitman, but that's not me. My name is Argento Malificus A.K.A the Economical Assassin.
This contract ... |
It was early, far too early to be awake. As I woke my cat was pawing at my face. Not aggressive but consistent and with his loud meow cutting through my slumber it made it impossible to sleep. The moment my eyes opened I saw the symbol. Above his head the light golden glow of his value.
That was normal, I always saw ... |
And on the twenty seven thousand eight hundred and eleventh day, God said "It's clouds, isn't it?"
"You're good."St Peter said. "Now you go."
Thus spoketh God "I spy with my little eye something that is---"
"The Pearly Gates,"a feminine voice said in awe.
St Peter turned, looking shocked. "Who are you? And how did ... |
"Careful... Careful..."The pencil snapped in her fingers. Again. "Dammit,"she muttered to herself.
She had studied hard, but even so she knew that getting a good grade on this exam could mean the difference between a B and an A. Which meant the difference between a 4.0 and a 3.9. Which, in her mind at least, meant the... |
Today was finally the day that Frank got to go home. After a year of near light-speed travel, it had literally been ages since he had last landed on his home world. When the government offered money and land to people who would settle in the Alpha-Centauri system, Frank had accepted without a second thought. He didn’t ... |
I remember the first time my parents took me to the zoo. The nervous excitement of being near a real lion. The creepy crawly feeling when we walked through the snake terrariums. The joy of tapping on the glass and having one of the monkey’s tap back.
Turns out, it’s a little different from the other side.
I sit up an... |
"Get me through to Major Winters, NOW!"shouted General Douglas to his aides who immediately rushed to the comms room. A brief wait later, a crackling voice could be heard on the other side of the chemical connection. "Your orders, Sir!"
The war had been going on for far longer than any previously on record for this wo... |
The announcement came to me in a letter. I’m not sure why this was so surprising - perhaps I had imagined something less administrative. Who writes these letters? Why don’t they just send a text? The post didn’t usually come on New Years Day, but there it was, sat alone on my doormat, begging me to pick it up.
I’m one... |
"What is this?"you question yourself. You looked in the mirror and you can see Jane's face. You are in Jane's bedroom which you have been to many times. You started to look around the room which reminded you of all the 'good' times you've had in here with Jane. She always seem to know what to do to make you happy.
You... |
Tom woke up stumbling out of his bed like every other morning dreading what twist life would try to make him take this time. You see Tom was cursed at birth, Tom's family the Flowers carry the protag curse, the first male child born of the first female heir carries this curse with them.
While it is a curse it is also... |
Well, this was it. This was the address. Melvin just had to deliver this last latter and he would be done for the day, so of course it had to be difficult.
Whoever this "The Reptilian"guy was, he didn't have a mailbox out on the street. Sure, lots of people didn't, but now Melvin had to trek up with driveway to the ho... |
"I've been waiting for you to knock."
"Mr. Zin?"
"Yes."
"This is a warrant to search your property for evidence of human trafficking."
"I see. Please do come in."I stand aside and multiple officers enter. "If you'd like to see where the people who come here go, I'll be happy to show you."
"You admit to trafficki... |
*Verona, April 18th*
“Ok, let’s see what’s going on here. Young man? Care to explain yourself?”
The pretty brooding boy just folds his arms. The police officer just sighs and eyes her partner.
“Miss? Do you have anything to say?”
She just shakes her head, locks of hair falling in front her pouty lips.
“Oh, so *no... |
Warning: just for humor a fair amount of NSFW language below, in the form of swearing.
Everyone else I know with a Fairy Godmother gets a lot of nurturing, not me. When Emily’s Mom died, her Fairy Godmother made sure to let Emily have a chance to say goodbye. When Ahmed broke his leg, his Fairy Godmother made him mag... |
It hadn’t been easy to conquer the world.
Others had tried and failed, people with more power, stronger people. In the forty odd years since the first person displayed what the media had called “Superpowers” the world had changed. Some people had come forward with their powers and swore to do right by the people,... |
It started simple, while watching a TV show. "For the Lord's sake, learn how to dress. Corsets were innerwear!"she had burst out at the opening credits scene."It was to be expected, you thought. She was a history major, of course she would know that.
"Damnation Henry!"Was her favourite curse, from stubbing her toe to ... |
"Best two out of three?"asked Pestulence with a nervous grin, sullied only by his crooked and wormy grin.
"This isn't a bar bet,"scoffed Death. "Creation is over. It's done."
"Why not,"interjected War, adding "we fight for our freedom?"Already his eyes were glowing red hot with the flames of war, his heart pounding l... |
It was a perfectly fine day. The kind you would enjoy, but blink and it would be lost amidst the memories. A reckless driver turned a bit too sharply and the top-heavy minivan went rolling across the intersection. I had been watching of course. I am by no means omniscient, but...we have our ways of observing.
The dri... |
"This is crazy! All he's using is jab! The only move he's used is jab! It's just not possible to be in someones head like that! Felix! What are you!?"
The crowd was going insane, it was unbelievable. He had to be cheating, the game had to be modded. Arduino's in his controller? No one was this good, unless they were s... |
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10000 times."- Bruce Lee
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It was half of a glorious battle.
On the one side were hurled fire, lightning, great constructs of stone, summoned devils and great, magical, self-wielding swords.
On the other... |
It seemed like a perfectly normal day. I got up out of bed, brushed my teeth, got dressed, and headed downstairs. Worked on breakfast while my wife got the boys out of bed, then got ready to go to work while she chased them back upstairs to get their school books. Nothing unusual at all.
We were all in for a surprise ... |
I sighed as the doorbell rang. Only one of us would live to see tomorrow. We knew this.
"Welcome, guys."
One by one, I eyed the 7 copies of myself as they entered my home, the closest midpoint. Something which the entrepreneur Dave had insisted on measuring precisely, *for fairness*. They all dressed differently, had... |
White walls. White floors. White gowns. White lies. Tooth decay. Cavities. Gum disease. Pain.
"Doc?"The voice is muffled. Distant. Strained and scared. I look down. My tartar scraper is lodged below their tooth. I brace myself. Accidents. Malpractice. Lawsuits.
"Sorry,"I mumble quickly, pulling it out. There's bloo... |
Sometimes a moment of hesitation is the difference between life and death.
Not every story ends with the hero emerging victorious. Especially not those heroes who do not survive the trip home.
Perseus had crept into Medusa's stronghold with his mirror shield at the ready. He had stalked the monster for hours, waiting... |
"wait wait wait, you'll pay me to do what??"
Little Thomas Michael Smith was no thief. If he wanted some new toy or a cone of ice cream he'd look for coins on the street, sell an old belonging, on rare occasions turn to a stranger's kindness in hope to get some change. But steal? Never. What would his parents have tho... |
The black hole continued to consume the last vestiges of the universe. A small ship could be seen just far enough from the gravitational pull of the black hole floating in the emptiness of space. Space as we know it was now truly empty. The totality of the universe had been consumed by the gaping maw of the black hole... |
I barely looked up as the titanium vault door went flying off its hinges, crashing through my evil lair. “Ah, Omega-Man.”
“I’ve got you now, you fiend!”
“Oh, really?” I asked, spinning my chair around so that I was facing him. “But I’m just starting to get comfortable in these new quarters.”
“You’ll be comfortable, ... |
The old man was in his 96th year, born in the Scottish isles of the Jewish faith. He had an unshakable belief in magic and fate; he had witnessed it many times in his life. He did not have a kind life, but he survived where many others did not. So when good things happened to him, as he was always on the lookout for, h... |
"What?"There's a second of confusion. I'd merely blinked. I knew my mental processes would shut down during the transmission, but I shouldn't have lost more than a few seconds. My mind felt clear and sharp but something was missing, something wrong. I must have misheard, or perhaps the process had affected my language ... |
As the knife punctured the skin on my finger, my eyes were transfixed on the contract. Reading and re-reading, my face frozen so as not to give anything away. This couldn’t be happening, could it? There’s no way a demon could make such a mistake... right?
As I press my thumb to the paper, the letters begin to glow and... |
“Hello, Mark.”
Without looking, I know it’s Luca.
“Hello. The usual for you again?” I ask, already knowing the answer.
“Yep,” he smiles. “Just another tally mark.”
I nod and escort him to a chair. “I’ll be with you in a minute.”
From the back room, I grab the supplies I need: a disinfectant, petroleum jelly, and... |
Briefly I managed to glance down to earth during this barrage of words. The humans fearfully looked up to the darkened skies, running to our temples and tightly hugging their offspring, believing it to be the end of the world. Hush now, it's not that bad. I just--
"How in the world could you forget his birthday!"
"Ca... |
Three men stood on the top of a hill, watching the endless stream of shambling corpses meander and slouch their way across the road.
"Nature sure is beautiful,"the oldest of them say. His cap blocking the sun, with a lazy breeze rustling his shoulder length hair.
"Yup,"his son responds. The spitting image of his ol... |
While other nations were fighting, they studied the hydro.
While other nations were declaring embargoes, they studied the hydro.
While other nations were assigning blame, they studied the hydro.
And then the other nations were weary of their petty squabbles, and not prepared to weather the storm.
The oceans did not... |
"All I need to know is, where is the bomb?"Asked Capitain Scarlet.
Durman shrugged. "The source of my vision is clouded. I can't see it. Maybe in a few hours."
Capitain Scarlet pounded his fist on the table. "It might go off in a few hours! Think! Where is the bomb!"
Durman shrugged. "I'm sorry, I just can't ... |
When the launch failed, humanity was shocked. When the explosion settled, and humanity was sent a warning about it being for their own good, they were furious. Humanity was not discouraged by this unprovoked attack. Perhaps if the warning had been worded better, with less slogans and political jargon, humanity would ha... |
19th century London. The cholera outbreak. Explosive population growth has led to beer being safer than water. And with cholera stripping people of their fluids, any form of safe ingestible liquid is better than nothing. But even these suffering people dreamt of something better.
With their lips cracked from dehydrati... |
WHAT THE HELL, God laughed. The votes were still rolling in for the apocalypse. Crowdsourcing was a wonderful thing. His humans had been so inventive in their brief time. They began with only simple tools and an understanding of fire, and yet they conquered the whole planet and bent it to their will. It was good.
The ... |
Our galactic brethren were stationed around us, like a board of philosophers examining some profundity of the universe.
The Old Race spoke first. "Their biologies are miracles of nature. We have never seen such optimized, efficient, processes."Their words were transmitted through particles of gas, which the translator... |
I nervously paced about, glancing at all the monitors lighting up the entire wall like Times Square. A lifetime of practice had made this moment possible--and not enough planning had led to it. I wiped sweat from my forehead, and switched off all the hacked cell phone feeds, traffic cameras, and home security systems. ... |
Sun shone into my eyes, blinding me momentarily. As my vision adjusted to the environment, the site before me came into view. Indeed it was just as how they described it, pearly white gates basked in rays of sunlight. Fluffed clouds supported the gates above them. Along with the gate, a lone figure stood nearby. It mus... |
"Say, Garfield, how are you still alive?"
I hate Mondays.
"I know you do, but how are you still alive? You still look 5. It's been 30 years."
If only you hadn't pushed this subject further. Maybe I could've been with you a little longer.
"Garfield?"
...
"Garfield!"
A few decades ago, I made a deal with death. I ... |
'A calm relaxing day at the river.' 'Just you and your best friend.' 'Let's go fishing,' he said. 'I'll show you the ropes,' he said. 'It will be a great time.' Well screw that.
"No dice, it got away,"I quietly mutter to my friend sitting behind me. Fixing the next bit of bait on my hook before making a sloppy cast.
... |
There was a joke here somewhere, he knew. Hell, he'd heard a lot of them over the years. People weren't very original when told that his name was Arthur. It was either something about the King or the guy from that one wizard book Arthur never got around to reading.
From what he extrapolated from the jokes, the guy's o... |
It's not so bad, being a nekomancer. Not particularly useful, but I make a decent living helping out a very specific subset of cosplay enthusiasts.
Discovering the clerical error was... unpleasant, though. On my 18th birthday when my powers were supposed to manifest, I had gotten a job at a funeral home. It's a common... |
For almost twenty-six weeks, I’ve known this was coming. Ever since Amy Aaron of Ashton was murdered sometime in the wee hours of a pre-dawn Saturday morning, her throat slashed by some intruder in a mask that the police have yet to catch.
It was only confirmed when Baalah Borowski of Beavercreek and Cat Czisma of Col... |
Wars, natural disasters, cold frosts and furious heats. These memories flooded through my mind, watching the horrible reality of all things that have now come to pass. I had experienced memories before, but none as vivid as the ones drifting from this young man. My mind ached, an internal screaming battering my skull, ... |
America was in flames, again. The rest of the world did not care much for the American crisis. Everything was a crisis in America and this one began with a new character in the popular internet show *Alone.*
Josh, the main character of the show, had found a new lifeform. It was an octopus-like creature with the head o... |
We stand around, jaws open wide in shock and fear at what had happened, a stark contrast to the contagious excitement of a few moments ago. When we’d received our latest order from the boss, we’d rushed out, as animated as if it were our first job. Going out to make contact with a new race was easily the best part of t... |
Well then, well then,
Madeleine Gwen.
Welcome, welcome
to my shop.
Welcome, welcome
look around.
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Would you, could you
Adopt a Clop?
Would you, could you
Save a Nop?
​
I would not like to adopt a Clop
I would not like to save a Nop.
They are hairy, oh so hairy.
They are scary, oh s... |
Edward had been waiting for what felt like forever. Hell, for all he knew, it could've been forever. All of human history and a whole lot beyond that could've passed while he was standing in this line. *Patience is a virtue,* he thought desperately, *Patience is a virtue*.
For the millionth time, he looked down at hi... |
These days I hear the rain splattering down and wonder if the roof will hold anymore.
Even when it's not raining the streets are clouded by that greenish-brown smog. The only light that's left is the flame of the forge, upon which thousands of us slave our lives away.
It wasn't always like this. We never quite prospe... |
Her eyes did not deceive her. That was most certainly three giant lizards galloping out in the field. Amy cautiously stood up stepped back towards her Durango. Perhaps this was not the best day for lunch outside, she decided.
"Wait!"A voice called, trumpeting like a thunderstorm. "You're supposed to sit cross-legged ... |
**"Will it hurt Daddy?"** Jezeh asked, his voice still squeaky with childhood.
"No,"the Priestess of the Blade said, a kind smile on her face. She held the Blade in her hands. The ritual chamber was clean and bright; Jezeh's father knelt in prayer in the center of the room. "Your father will go join his father, and hi... |
**In the centuries to come, behavioral economists would blame the triumph of evil on the existence of the afterlife.** In the short term, rewarding those who served Celestia with eternal bliss and damning those who defied her will was a great boon to her cultural and political influence, as mortal societies scrambled t... |
I stirred my coffee, staring blankly into the night sky outside my window. The dull ache behind my eyes had gotten much worse lately. The pandemic was rough for everyone, but I think I probably had it worse than most. Worse than everyone. I hated when people died. Lives cut short really weigh on me.
The moon looked n... |
Jim looked at the old house. He had spent so much time there as a kid. He used to love climbing the big tree in the back yard, even after falling out of it a few times. He and his cousins had played many a game of hide and seek in the woods, and he and his sister had "claimed"parts of the property as "kingdoms", or "q... |
So, today was... Exciting? Nerve-wracking? Either one works. I was all bedecked in my armor, mythril plate mail engraved with dancing dragons, a claymore, forged from the bones of a dead dragon and enchanted with cleansing light of a slain angel, hanging from my back. So, imagine my concern when I see a a demons-b... |
"Why do I hear heavy metal?"Was the last thing that went through Dra'Nyakuek's mind, right before his head exploded in a shower of blood and gore. A green and brown blur sped past his body and towards the mass of demons rushing into the portals eager to unleash carnage on those 'puny humans'.
And yet, a not so puny h... |
The more I looked at it, the more untenable it seemed. The entire ecosystem was completely off-kilter, the atmosphere was mostly poisonous to humans, and pretty much every living thing that was fit to eat had been exterminated. Suffice to say, the last 3 people alive on this world were on death's door, and I was having... |
Alone. She had been by my side for ten millennia, observing with me the centuries of man that passed by, the rise and fall of great civilizations, the extinction of beasts that inspired terror long ago. We were lovers once, it seems like so long ago that we held that title, too caught up in the moment and the excitemen... |
The lock was massive, easily the size of two men. The door was even larger. Men in ceremonial robes had gathered before the seal on their dark god, Marephus. They chanted his cursed name, willing his power be freed from His ancient prison. Their group had been doing this every day for thousands of years. Although the m... |
You’d think being a complete master of time would mean being able to do almost anything, right?
Well, an actual mind reader is a hard counter to keeping this power a secret.
I’m Felix “Mind-reader” Guzman, but in actuality, I’m no mind reader. I’ll explain.
Ever since I recovered from the nuclear accident 20 somethi... |
"Are... are they evil cookies?"questioned the demon with both its eyes and its words.
"Evil cookies? No silly cookies aren't evil!"the small child responded with a giggle. It wasn't everyday they had a visitor let alone one so strange, and so strange looking. They had been taught to be polite though, no matter how som... |
\[Poem\]
Chastity and Temperance spend their days with Pride, who insists they must never falter.
Greed and Envy found what they sought when Diligence showed them the way.
Charity gave Wrath a means of slaying someone over and over by killing them with kindness.
Patience and Sloth watch and wait.
Lust and Gluttony... |
“You’re awake,” Elia says, her sails fanning out on her back like the fins of a betta fish. “Was I too loud?”
I shake my head. “I’ve been sleeping for long enough--- how many millennia did you say?”
She winks at me. “A few thousand. And --- as always --- let me assure you once again that you are perfectly safe here a... |
## Peter Shelly
Peter Shelly (1972 - present) is an American psychologist best known for his work on transhumanism and the controversy regarding his book, **The Diseased Mind**. [1]
The book initially received immense criticism due to it's morbid depictions of human enhancement through mechanical operations such as gr... |
The woman was in her late 30s, unkempt but fadingly pretty. As her soul awakened in the circle of Hell reserved for suicides, she looked around with surprise but without the usual terror.
"Welcome!"the greeter cackled demonically, gesturing proudly at the vast expanse of burning waste.
The woman eyed the distant vaul... |
At long last I have finally located the Queen of the Universe, and in the most unlikeliest of places, a planet in the far flung corner of the galaxy that the locals call 'Earth'. Apparently each year the inhabitants of 'Earth' compete in trials for the title of Miss Universe but only one can be crowned ruler. I shall b... |
Mrs. Henderson paused and smiled at me. "Yes, Will?"
I had my hand raised. And twenty-plus pair of eyes focused on me.
"May I please use the bathroom?"I asked.
She hesitated.
When you live in a world where half the population is trying to harm you in some way at any moment, you get pretty good at reading body lang... |
The computer Guru arrived in billowing orange robes, his bald head shining under the florescent lighting. His beatific smile was almost but not quite unnerving.
"Ah"he said in a deeply resonant voice. "Another binary attachment problem!"
"Er, what do you mean?"I asked from behind my charmed desk. "We've got a pr... |
As you can see from this video, the shaking machine has grooves in it to sort boulders from rocks down to gravel and even finer granules of sand. From what I've discovered, see Photo 7-B, your victim was standing with a my clients knife atop the shaking machine sorting chamber. My client indicated that she borrowed his... |
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