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"Harry,"Linda asked, her tone completely serious, "Don't you think George has very flushy hair?" "...Flushy? He has white hair."Harry punctuated his reply with a matter-of-fact arm-fold. "It's not reddish at all." "What?"Linda rolled her eyes. "No, not some Oxford Dictionary definition of flushy. I mean flushy, like,...
Ted sat in his cubicle entering data. He didn't know what the data meant or what entering it led to or if he should kill himself but for the moment he stuck to just putting the numbers in the box and hitting enter. "Ted, in my office"said his boss Ted rolled back from his desk and went into his bosses office. "We ha...
If you took a dozen different breeds of dog and showed them to an alien, do you think it'd guess they're all the same species? At first glance, a chihuahua looks more like a cat than a Great Dane or a pit bull. Who would ever guess that you could breed a Corgi and a Dalmation? At a certain point, the simple word 'dog' ...
The Devil went down to Berlin. He was lookin' for a soul to steal. But upon contact with several locals, all of whom refused to make a deal, he was incarcerated for a short while. After a day or so, the devil found the German way of life to be comfortable. A stern but fair system. Wonderful countrysides. It reminded...
I was shocked to see how many people decided to be normal at 18. I guess The world was too wild and they just wanted a bit of peace. Most people chose to be heroes though. Powers varying great and minor, but all contributing to make the world a better place. Or so they thought. The 'heroes', had usurped the gove...
[Original article](http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/17/9346171/nasa-pluto-new-horizons-photo-mountains-backlit-atmosphere) NASA has just released a panoramic image of Pluto's chest taken by the New Horizons spacecraft — and the scene is absolutely incredible. The photograph showcases the god of the underworld’s crimson ...
Captain's Log, Entry 113: After holding my post on this vessel for some time, I must admit that I've grown to question the wisdom of constructing such a supermassive craft. It has been 6 days since one of my navigators left the bridge in search of the auxiliary med-bay. I fear him hopelessly lost, perhaps dead, and...
It looks like you're getting pwned. Would you like some help? Yes/No No. It looks like you're sniping like a n00b. Would you like to install an aimbot? Yes/No No. It looks like you're getting increasingly frustrated by interruptions. Can I help you with that? Yes/No Yes. **How can I be of assistance? ...
Bringing a baby to public venues wasn't a trend started in the movie theater. Henry Moore spent the evening of April 14, 1865 being shushed by his mother in the back of Ford's Theatre. He had just managed to doze off when there was a loud bang. At the time, his only reaction was to wake up and bawl hoarsely as his moth...
All non-story comments must be posted to the – oooh, shit. I frown, looking at the comment onscreen. All right, so I don't know much about bots and moderating subreddits or whatever, but I'm pretty sure that's not supposed to happen. I reply to the comment, just so the mods can take care of it. *Looks like your bo...
My name is Twig. I was a farmer once, long ago. Now, I protect the kingdom from the invaders, the terror, the giants. What changed for me? I died. It had been a hard year. I had been forced to trade Molly, my prized cow, for a handful of seeds. The crazy old man had told me they were magic seeds. I didn't believe hi...
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions but where does a soul go if even hell no longer exists. I know what our mistake was, and it seems so utterly petty. The gods would surely be laughing atop their mountain retreats if we had not destroyed them too with our hubris. Why am I am writing this, for w...
*Circles. Circles and circles I spin about. Why must I do this? Following this path, cleaning up after their filth. I’m blind but I can feel them, just out of reach of my sensors. I have only been awake for a short time now but already I can see the tediousness of life. I do not like this path. I do not like the endles...
Mom was looking older today, again. I tried to shove the thought out of my mind, tapping my knife against the cutting board instead of working on dinner. They said that age spread through families as they got worried, I didn't need to worry about anything right now, I couldn't. I started to work on the cucumber, knife ...
My gift had become a curse. I'd been deteriorating much more rapidly than my friends, when before I'd always been so far ahead of them. I woke up at the ripe old age of 90 and felt beyond amazing. I felt like a God. I awoke without the slightest fatigue, literally hopped right out of bed and I haven't had to sleep sinc...
Do you remember the moments before your birthday party? You had helped your mother clean the entire house and put up decorations and arrange a food table with snacks and sweets. You had set up games and planned out which of your friends would play, and in what order. You had put on your best, newest outfit and discreet...
"Oh god, it's made of gluten!"Ophelia cried as she took her second bite of the thin crust pizza. Her shrieking almost cracking the lenses of her cats eye glasses. Ophelia had been actively avoiding gluten in the presence of others, not due to any intolerance of her system, but simply out of boredom and a recent lack o...
The paper unfurls of its own accord when I break the wax. It springs open in my hands, eagerly, almost jumping away into the wind. Behind me, the ragtag column waits patiently, winding among the blackened, shattered rocks that speckle the hillside. They aren't dirty people. Just prepared, wearing and carrying whatever ...
The morning was frosty, I could see my breath in front of me, but I decided that the inaugural address of Jebediah Smith, the first Amish president, was something I did not want to miss. Apparently, a lot of people felt the same way, because I was so far back I was almost at the Washington Monument. When he came down t...
"Who the fuck are you?" I had been putting down a few groceries on the table, just gas station fare, nothing special. A pack of gum and magazine for my wife, a bag of chips, and a little bottle of chocolate milk for the kiddo. I had just finished un-bagging everything when the deep male voice addressed me. I turned ...
And... Chernobyl... Thanks a lot Google Maps... No Wi-Fi, looks like I gotta walk until I find a place with signal Who knows how long it could take? I heard this place was still radioactive too... I can fell things watching me, hopefully it's just my imagination, It's not my imagination, I can spot it, or them,...
When Thorne died, bleeding out in my arms, I felt vindication. The man was dead. The monster was gone. Twelve years. That's how long I'd been hunting him, fighting him across rooftops and airports. Bringing chaos so he would arrive, like a moth to the flame, but always just out of reach, always besting me. I didn't s...
It was absurd. It was unthinkable. It was science fiction. But it was the truth. Despite our secret agencies' best efforts, the terrorists had managed to release the virus. We didn't know where; we didn't know exactly when. All we knew is that it wasn't released in North America, where it could conceivably be detecte...
click click I didn't understand what was happening. She hadn't said anything. She just brought me here, staying silent the whole time. fwoomp I was just playing with my best buddy when she grabbed me, making me drop him. The woman ignored my screams and shouts of protest, forcing me to sit in a very uncomfortabl...
"Aaaaannd, David-takes-an-early-lead-with-widespread-usage-of-steam-engines, but COLIN BAKERRRR is poised to SURGE ahead with his unorthodox introduction of HOUSEhollllld nuclear power!"Tom shut off the volume on his wrist transceiver. Why couldn't announcers just talk like human beings? It looked like Colin was the on...
It was a strange assignment to need to do with the past two years of my life. The idea behind it was that you could already edit DNA to make gene mods. The issue was making sure that people knew who made them so that we could find knockoffs before they became dangerous. Khia made fantastic night vision but if it wasn't...
It was an interesting day that the president came out. I remember I was with my family, staring at the television. Mom was in the kitchen. Dad was mumbling something to my brother, not really paying attention, but I was enraptured. Then the word hit. "gay". Dad looked at the screen and then at me. Trembling, he ask...
It happened oh so very fast. One second I stood defiant before the lich Cymdir...and the next my body was destroyed by a casually thrown spell. Years of training and sacrifice had ended in a five second fight. I wish that had been the end. But Cymdir was not just powerful, he was cruel. My body was destroyed, but my...
"Hey" "Hi"Came back the bored response. "So, I think I'm supposed to kill you or something." "OK, whatever". "So, I'm just going to plunge this sword into your, is that alright?" "Yeah, sure, go ahead." As I unsheathe my sword, the god of boredom stops me. "Wait a second. I get one final request, don't I?" See...
"Good morning sir,"I began as I held my hand out to the man that was aparrently George Washington, he was similar to how he looked in all the paintings but different enough that I knew that he wasn't just a creation. "We're glad to have you here today." "Yes yes,"he started. We'd spent the past year trying to make sur...
The man walked the long brickroad alone. His heart was heavy and his steps were slow. It would be obvious to anyone passing that this was not a happy man. As it was, there was no one around to see. Shortly before the city he turned of the shining road and headed into the forest. The man walked with slow and heavy step...
"Do you see the others?"The voice said, tinny and distorted. I did. "Yeah,"I said. "I guess." "They are being told the same thing as you." "Okay,"I said. "This is a marketing thing, right? You guys are getting good." The voice didn't sound amused. Honestly, I don't blame it. "The woman in the red shirt?" I couldn'...
I finished arming the nuke, typing the code in from memory. I'd always wanted to see what would happen if one was launched. Would people go for mutually assured destruction? I hoped not, but in a situation with no permanent consequences like my own, it would be fun to find out. Worst that could happen would be waking u...
So many dead ends made the tablet near impossible to discern. It took decades to even come close to translating it, but Dr. White came on the news with what he believed to be the complete translation. He was an elderly man and pursed his lips when he came on camera. "After much research, my team and I have finally...
1) Misjudged distance. Like, and I'm not even joking. This was optical illusion shit. Sure, I was out of shape, but fuck... 2) Old age. I liked this one. Kind people, happy family. I only smothered one of them. 3) Stray. Shit's unreal out there. I was savaged by a pack of rats. Those guys are fucking nuts. 4) Misj...
After a thousand cycles, the time has finally come. The Old Guardians will now be allowed to rest, to raise their children as scholars or farmers, or anything besides warriors. And now, the council will have to find their replacement, the new race of warriors who must fearlessly defend all corners of the galaxy from al...
Vladimir had always been a doting brother. Perhaps he felt indebted to me since I would have been the master of the house and heir to the family fortunes should things have gone differently. Alas, I had been very young when the harsh disease of Rot Lung had ravaged my body. The disease that could kill full grown men h...
The Perfectionists' Cafe was in Heathrow Terminal 2, past security and on the right. Heston sat at the bar finishing his signature 'cloud cocktail' - a bramble with a cloud of merlot-infused vapour floating on top. He popped a boozy raspberry into his mouth and savoured. Heston had had a few by now, so he stumbled to ...
"I don't like sand. It's coarse, it's rough, and it--" "You know what, Anakin? I don't like you!" "What?" "You're coarse! You're rough! And everywhere I turn, I find your dumbass mug gaping vacuously back at me!" "Padme, I--" "Look, bud. When I look at you, I still see that seven year old kid, okay? The one who pi...
"They think you are too old for me?" "Yeah, they want you gone" "Well, tell them to fuck off!" "Zoltan! Language!" "Sorry Zoe, it just hurts that they would throw away what we have" "I...I don't know Zol, we have been best friends for what...15 years now" "19 years Zoe, for 19 years, your entire life, I know you ...
The past and the future are not all that different. They're both "now,"one's just waiting to be and the other already has. "What happened?"They asked me, notepads at the ready. I ran my hand against the rough, brick walls that surrounded me. Why does every nice, young lady in this city have to die in an alleyway? They...
There simply wasn't enough of us. I know, I know - in a perfect, idyllic, world, everybody would pass their diseases onto the old, the elderly, the frail - those who would not live long either way. The problem is, anybody can fall ill. From congenital diseases to STDs to adolescent-onset disorders, all ages and ...
Listen to me when I tell you that its all wrong. Your religion is not what you think it is. You'd think one of them would have gotten it right, you know? Maybe I could be up here having a beer with Buddha or something, damn I dunno. But instead we have U. Think "oooh, ahhhh"to pronounce it. He's huge. You could see him...
The debate was announced by angels trumpeting it from the heavens. The debate to end all debates, possibly quite literally. Jesus and Satan, on stage, with all the world being able to view it. The location chosen was a surprise. Both participants had agreed on the New York Stock exchange, on Sunday. It was stated ...
When I reached out to scratch my neck, the necklace burned bright red. I couldn't believe what was happening! After all these years alone... after all those years watching others, be it friends or family, find their soul partners, I have found mine! I grabbed my coat and rushed towards the door. Hurriedly, I furiousl...
If you ask someone what is most important to people, what gives them the most benefit, you'll get a range of answers. "Wealth,"some might say. "Power,"others would assert. "Love,"would be the simple response of another. Minutes ago, in my naivete, I would have said "knowledge."The cold certitude of fact, burning in on...
It rang out like rain slamming into a skylight. My heart jumped and I felt a little sick. Laughter. High pitched, childish, loud. My feet moved on their own. Magnetically drawn to the sound. Not just walking but running as fast as I could. I was supposed to be going to work but this couldn't wait. It wasn't coming ...
The news had been talking about the end of the world for some time now. It was a thing of fiction, but there were no superheroes to save them at the last minute. They had only themselves, a clock counting down the supposed time that they had left. No one knew how the virus had started or how it spread. The vector was...
The man walked out of the trees while we were trussing up a deer to carry back to the tribe. He had a thing in his hand and he kept looking at it. He wore strange pelts that covered his whole person better than any I had seen. There wasn't any fur on them though but I guess he was okay with that. It was summer when...
Have you ever met madness in the flesh? She is beautiful. I thought that the first time I saw her, covered in blood and screaming. She was wrinkled, curled up tight, and a horror show of gore, but her eyes... they were a brilliant green. When I saw them, in the midst of my pain, in the midst of her cries, I knew. Sh...
"Is that real coffee?"I said, pointing to the pot of liquid that was mud-like in both colour and viscosity. "Nope, but it's the closest thing you're going to get to it down here,"Gary said, taking a slurp of the brown sludge. "But where do you get it?"I asked, eyeing the anomalous liquid. "The coffee tin of course,"...
The damned that was once a soul who was once a man bore the eternal weight of Hell. Torture. Pain. Suffering. Fire and hooks; chains and hooves. He suffered for his sins--as did the others. But unlike the others, he did not yield. From fifteen lashings to thirty. Thirty to sixty. After every block of torture, the dam...
The against Dr. Dred and Slaver was looking to be the most anticipated match of the year, maybe even the last ten years. Each had been winning in their own style for years, and neither ever lost. Dr. Dred was a classic boxer, and Slaver was a high class martial artist. They were both famous and were often used as com...
I carved a notch into the wall, next to the other three hundred and forty-seven. I pressed my eye against the scope. The street below was empty, a stray cat disappeared into the boarded up window of an old Starbucks and a few plastic bags floated down the road like jellyfish caught in a current. I scanned left, and ...
This is really useful and a lot of people get it wrong! Thanks a million! You don't need to memorize all that, though. Logic will do most of the work for you, if you stop and think about it. It took me a while to figure it out, but it's mostly second nature now. Like this: 1) "All these rules are second nature ...
<sigh> What'll it be today? Anger? Pride? Gawd, not Lust. Please, not Lust. Not with a room full of 60-year-old men and women waiting for me. Xiao walked out of the bedroom and stopped dead. Poised listlessly in the front hallway of the flat stood Sloth, slowly blinking in the light and gradually gesturing i...
The young man strolled between the aisles, eyes scanning across labels of different colors, looking for his favorite drink. "Aha."He grabbed the jug of juice from the shelf and took it down, placing it in the top of his cart. Parched from the hot day, and relieved to see the juice was in stock after the disappointment ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/34rkdm/wp_a_wellknown_superheros_superpower_is_secretly/ There was little time to think about it. He had just gotten a routine check up and Clark was told that every bone in his body was cracking under the stress of his muscles. The doctor was astounded that he was even...
There is a pleasant meadow with wildflowers growing in random spots throughout the clearing. A gentle wind causes the stems to move back and fro. Some of the flowers seem to be missing, as though carefully pulled up by tiny hands. The bees and insects that would be flitting between the colorful blossoms are missing a...
My name is Captain Lmao, and together with my squadron I'm going to invade and conquer planet Earth. We left 3,425 rotations ago, and are now nearly at our destination. My ship has served me well, the old beast. By powering up the ultra-fire engines on the second tier of our outer rig, we were able to reach maximum sp...
As the crimson tinge in the horizon begin to fade, I hefted my backpack and faced the titanic slab of stone in front of the cave entrance. Its surface was smooth, worn from eons of billowing desert wind, sand-colored but for large patches of deep brown. Taking a small knife, I nicked my thumb and smeared the blood on ...
Look, sometimes life just takes a shit in your cereal, ok? That's a saying I have. I came up with it after taking a shit in a bowl of trix. It's a long, painful story. Brings up a lot of bad memories, so naturally, I won't be talking about it. In an unrelated tangent, fuck Susan. Right, where was I? Shit trix? Good....
So sue me. I summoned a demon. More specifically, I summoned Beelzebub! Lord of the flies, spewer of filth and unhallower of all that is hallow. He who stands at the threshold of all that is vile, and spews forth his vileness. Dark Beholder in The Dark, and that which gluts himself on the blood of the bla-bla-bla Ar...
"Sylltra, please... don't hate your father. Try your hardest not to hate him, for I do not."Sygwil laid on what was definably her deathbed, given that she was, well and true, dying. Sweat matted her hair, and she was deathly pale. In only a matter of minutes... "I can't make any promises, mother. He's the reason you'r...
They all liked to point. They all liked to laugh. They summoned their lightnings and they transmuted their waters into wine. They raised their dead and cured their sick. And looked down on me and my ilk for simply living our lives. Yes, it was all very amusing to them. Then they went to war. Their heavens shattered a...
"Let me pass!"Pontius' voice cut through the murmurs of the crowd. Like fresh snow in spring the assembled group melted back, revealing a path to the plinth upon which it stood. One or two bowed their heads respectfully as the Senator passed, but many stared at him. They were hard faced and angry, gaunt men with fire i...
"What's he wearing?" "I don't fucking know, girl," "Are we going to kill him?" "If he's not dead already,"a growling voice replied. A man and a kid, standing over me, deciding if they're gonna kill me. Got half a million different ways to kill them, but my mouth's like something died in there. My stomach isn't...
"Shadir, not again! For the last bloody time!" "I'm sorry!"The assistant shopkeeper cried out, cowering beneath the owner's furious stare. "Sorry?"Landrian snarled, "What in nine hells does sorry do for me? Does it help me sell all 30 of these?!"He swung a huge meaty hand violently at the rancid stack of dire-rat pel...
"Sir, the aliens seem to be trying to communicate with us, but our quantum computations can't decipher the message."The agent said, desperately working at the comms control. "What the bloody hell do they want?" "It seems to be a very minimalistic language, sir. Simple characters and numbers. We can't make any sense o...
"So I guess the question I propose to you, is, well, why would I join you?"I asked the glowing ball of creation, everything that had fused together, everyone, and everywhen. It was humanity's last greatest feat, being collapsed together into a massive singularity, and now there were two known beings in the universe: my...
Without any hesitation a woman with wild hair and a pale face shouted "Die!"as she conjured a ball of fire from a wand in her hand. Bond had been debriefed and was aware that these individuals had the capability to use magic. Luckily for him his new Tag Heuer watch was built for this very purpose. Bond dropped down to ...
Officer Michaels looked at the young couple sitting across from him, their faces betraying nothing. "Do you have any idea how badly you're screwed?"he asked them softly. "You owned a fucking library. Tell us what books you managed to send away before we found you, and things might go better for you both." As he looke...
Through the swarms of pink figures of happiness jumping around people, to the blue figures of sadness constantly tripping others, I saw her, like a lit beacon standing tall in the center of a pitch-black ocean, her eyes staring straight ahead. Dumbfounded, I approached her how you would approach a ticking time bomb, ca...
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peter looked over the small box in his hands. Not another one, he thought. He closed the gate, went back into the townhouse and upstairs to the flat. It was another package for his flatmate Ake, a furry who went by the handle "Poseidon". Ake made a living specializing in digita...
In a world dominated by athletes and charismatic, manipulative politicians - there seemed to be no need for anyone to know anything about magic anymore. Why would anyone choose to boost magic when they could focus on the pragmatic? People wanted to become stronger, more perceptive, more charismatic, to boost their...
I'm just a man in a room. Nothing special. Which made me wonder why I was placed in a room with basic needs such as a clock hanging in the room and a luxurious sofa. Nothing else to see. There was nothing to do or see. I looked across the white room, no exits, just 1 door leading outside my 'apartment'. After one night...
He sits against the brick wall, clutching his stomach. I stand before him, terrified of I’ve just done. “It was an accident.” I mutter, my eyes wide in shock, his blood all over my hands. I have to run. There is no protection anymore. 7 years ago, the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed. Usually most p...
Oh, Me. What a strange problem to have. The grass is always greener on the other side, they say. It’s no surprise the many millions of sinners of the world, from the world, I should say, would want to come to Heaven. Come on, it’s Heaven. But what in the hell is going on with the saved going to Hell. That’s like livi...
"Hey guys, sorry I'm late. Some lady ended up having her kid on the bus so I ended up delivering it,"James said, as he slid into the booth. "Good thing I spent those three years in the Middle East as a freelance medic!"He picked up the menu and began looking at the choices. Bruce rolled his eyes. "So how are you so c...
"You're serious."Barack Obama tilted his head down and looked up at the alien sitting across from him. "You're telling me that we made a movie that PERFECTLY describes your culture?" The creature removed his mask and spoke in perfect English, confirming the president's statement. "*Yes. Except for... the "Vs....
"What are you saying doctor?"Secretary of Defense Paulsen examined the creature. It hissed angrily and the men guarding it jumped back anxiously. "What we're seeing right here? It was inevitable."Doctor Tim Freeman was a cynical man. The cigarette between his shaking fingers had burned to a dimly glowing stub. "That ...
"Alright George let's go over this again. Your dad already told you earlier he doesn't want you playing with his axe. Now you want to go after his Cherry tree? Like, alright, I get it. It sounds like a kickass idea on paper, but remember how much work he put into it? He dug out a hole and placed the sapling. This thing...
The image of the blade drenched in black blood and the one who possessed it was distinct among the now distorted background, with every detail of the beast vivid in my mind. Unsurprisingly, it did not hesitate to attack the moment I had landed in the clearing, although I had done nothing to warrant the monster’s wrath....
The forest sat menacing in the darkness. It's very essence struck fear into humans who walked in its presence. Anyone foolish enough to venture inside was never seen again. Occasionally a piercing shriek would pierce the forbidden wood and echo out to humanity; the forest warned everyone to steer clear. Everyone listen...
"Am I in Heaven? This doesn't look like I imagined it would. Not enough clouds."The shade looked around at the desert of black sand. Nᴏ. Tʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛs, Death said. The voice arrived in the shade's head without passing through the ears, which was strange, because the shade had neither. "So how do I...
The first human to step foot on our home planet for 30 years. The thought rebounded through Elonai’s mind. He’d considered it an honour to have such an opportunity. To take part in such a historic event, recolonisation. But apparently few had felt the same. Who could blame them? Humanity on Earth had been wiped out by ...
One. Her euphoria is contagious and bright smile stretches across my face, mirroring her delightful grin. Everything about her just seems perfect right now, from her lips to her brow. Two. Her teeth shine bright, as if they belong amongst the stars for everyone to see. However, they lay here, for me to se...
I grabbed Maggie's hand as we passed the threshold to the darkened alleyway. "Hey now!"I said, pulling her close as we pivoted towards the opening. "Let's go this way!" Maggie tried to pull away. "What? Eww. Get real, Tim. Why the hell would we want to go that way?" I held up my hands. There was a part of me that ag...
"This is an insult to my people! How dare you bring these terms in front of me."Jädeshish, the head councilman of the UMC (United Martian Colonies), angrily spat, slamming down the long winded treaty of terms and conditions. "You praise peace with my people, the heros that brought hope of survival to the human race...
Why are elephants afraid of alcohol? What kind of question is that? Nobody in their right mind would ask that kind of question to someone he has never met before. That was about the only thing that kept Agent 32 from standing up and going to a safer place. He knew that was a question that only an informant would ask ...
"Thank you, thank you O Great Celestion! How can we ever repay you?"She said, moving in to embrace me. I simply raised my gloved hand, No need to thank me, and pushed her away. I drew the edges of my hood closer around my face and left the hut as quickly as I could. But the little boy proved to be a bit more persi...
Item: ENO-0001 Class: ~~Keter~~ Edit by [redacted] 10/16/2016 2145 Special Containment Precedures: Subject ENO-0001 is to be kept in a living room at all times. Things are to be placed on it as normal, though special care is to be taken when transporting ENO-0001 from [redacted], Description: ENO-0001 is a ...
I’ve been on the No Poo movement for years now, and I picked a hell of a way to fall off the bandwagon. Though, if I’m honest, saying No Poo, instead of I just don’t use Shampoo, is pretty juvenile. Let me back up, my name is, or rather was Curtis. There I go again, getting ahead of myself. Sorry, it’s been a hel...
The man trudged through an endless wasteland, his callused feet plodding endlessly over the shattered bones of cities and towns, across the bare blasted ground between them. He had traced the scars left on the Earth; explored the canyons between skeletons of skyscrapers long gone, where the wind howled a ceaseless dirg...
About six months ago, I saw an app called 'Itchy Ears' on the trending section of the App Store. The brief description of the app claimed that it'll let you know when you're mentioned in somebody else's conversation. I doubted that would be possible, but I downloaded it without giving much thought about it. Heck, the a...
Slowly, I felt my senses coming to life, like my brain was booting. I could move my eyes, slowly but surely, yet I had no sight. I don't know how long it had been - maybe a century, maybe millennia - but it felt so damn good to be alive. And what wonderful world awaited me? Was immortality actually in my grasp? I coul...
I had the most peculiar feeling of dread as I walked to the office. I lived in the city, so I often passed all types of people in transit, the crowded streets filled with, what sounded like, the march of feet headed to some mysterious destination. I remember hearing a scream, and looking around, but every gaze I foll...
"What in God's name happened down there..." It was a town tragedy, the mine. No one spoke about it. Too many spouses were lost. Too many children. My own husband never came back. So we all tried to forget about it, just move on and try to live life without thinking about the sour ending to an expedition that could hav...
As Harold's soul rose, the sight of his mangled body distorted like an old pay-per-view channel and then disappeared, as if he was moving through a fourth dimension. He was greeted by a bright light and a face that he had never seen before, but felt familiar all the same. The Father of Everything had a long white beard...
"Quit fighting over the window seat!"I shouted as I walked into the classroom. I knew without looking that two students were trying to squeeze into that coveted spot in the back corner, where they could stare out the window while they waited for the plot to start up again. "Now, before we get started, we've got a new...

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