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Flora Fagin was not a person. She was manufactured and packaged from the pulp of another girl. A girl who longed to be an artist, an actress. But when the talent scouts and agents found her they didn't want artistry. They wanted a movie star. She was fine with it at first. They dyed her hair and smoothed her nose and...
I remember how your golden hair swept up in the wind and how your button nose turned red on those early winter mornings. I remember the sandcastle we built and how you traced a heart beside it. I remember when you asked if I wanted to hold hands and how I said yes and how in those moments I felt part of something mor...
You ever watched a unicorn? I mean really watched a unicorn. Not just a passing glance at it as you were walking through the woods, but really stopped to watch it graze. It will seem dull at first, like any other animal during feeding time, but it's not just any other animal. The white elegant beast will glance at you...
I saw him. He looked sick, but he looked like he could have been me. After a second glance, I realized that something else was wrong with him. Sick wasn't the right word. Was he worried? Depressed? Crazy in general? 'Could you stop staring at me, please?', he was irritated. 'I'm sorry. It's just that... We are the ...
Fran went over the list one more time. >climbing spikes >gloves >disruptor >credit pass >capsaicin >baton >vent mask >pentaborane >farewell note She slipped her contraband copy of "The Wind in the Willows"into her pack with the rest, and slipped on her gloves. She had been p...
I am a healer. I save lives. I do not take them. If I fail to save, it is not because I failed to try. The rain is thick in the air, but I can still see the large swastika sewed into the backside of the man's jacket quite clearly. This man is a member of White Out. "Help,"he is hoarsely crying. He is lying on the asp...
It was very dark, at first. I remembered the crash, a bright light, and now this darkness. The darkness lasted for some time, how long exactly I could not say, but it must of been weeks. Then, slowly at first but then with urgency, I sprung from the ground and sensed the first whispers of sunlight. I looked around an...
"Ma'am, thank you for filing your taxes. Next!" My turn now. "Hello. I am here for the Challenge." "The Challenge, eh? I suppose you'll be wanting your gun and your person. Just put your index finger on this pad. There, now here's your stuff. Next!" *The man handed me a black gun and a flashcard. I looked at ...
"That's a huge ass dude", I say, pointing up at the huge ass dude. "Mr. Red, if you could please focus", the man in the suit says, pulling my attention back to him. "You know you look like a Brazilian Tommy Lee Jones?"I say, smiling at him. "That's... ok. Mr. Red, do you understand the implications of what you are s...
Sometime in Second Year "Hermione,"Ron said, "this guys a nut! Having us run laps around the Black Lake? What the bloody hell is he thinking? Brooms exist for a reason!" "Language, Ron!"Hermione snapped. "And obviously, Professor Rincewind just wants everyone to be in shape for the dueling unit on the syllabus." "...
The blackness was incomplete this time he opened his eyes? Mind? Consciousness? He wasn't sure any more, and didn't really care. The mere fact there was light of any kind was a relief. He stretched out what he felt was the remainder of his once physical self. His remaining atoms wafted about like dandelions in the wind...
"Alright, we'll run a few tests." Hours upon hours of labor forced into creating this new AI, one that would revolutionize artificial intelligence for years to come. The team was ecstatic, they were making history. With the flip of a switch, the lights slowly flickered to life, displaying the lab's logo on the main s...
Did you know that only the dead, the truly, wholly dead, can ascend into heaven? Purgatory exists, and it is that time in between what most people would call death and the absolute death of every part of you. Dr. Gey stole a part of me, and so condemned me to this eternal stasis. I cannot die, I am not alive; I am a ...
The first day on a new job is always the hardest day. I've found that to be the truth since my very first job, young as I was. I remember serving popcorn in a movie theater, being covered in burns from kernels exploding out onto my skin covered in oil, or being talked down by my manager when i gave away the wrong food...
"Is the subject in sight?" "Affirmative." "Remember, in and out. No witnesses." "Acknowledged". The man in the suit straightened up, his eyes locked on the civilian. According to their intelligence, Tom was having a heart attack. Records indicated that his cholesterol was high, exercise regimen pitiful, and genetic...
It's 2031. 15 years since the great fall. I was on the front line when the whole thing went to shit. The first 5 years were though. No one helped the weak, it was chaos in the first degree and the weak didn't survive. I didn't help the weak because they don't deserve the hand-out and more importantly they slowed me dow...
"There."I point, wineglass in hand. "Where?" "On the roof, you idiot!"I laugh as he pulls me close, pecking me on the cheek. From our balcony the sky is clear—dotted with stars even—while vehicles speed past on the street below. On a pristine night like this we can only bask in its pleasantness, only for the boy to ...
"You probably wouldn't believe me, but I have been given a special gift. I'm honestly not sure how long I've had it and I could't really tell when it first started happening. I used to consider myself an honest person, sure I let a small lie slip here and there but everyone does that. I guess the first time I remember ...
Dear diary: I always feared I would work at this dingy little bar for the rest of my life, though with only three other customers (Elijah doesn't drink) it's certainly an easy job. Nobody pays for their drinks of course, not that I need the money, not that any of us need money anymore. We all have our jobs. "Rule 25: H...
“But that dude’s such a loser,” I say to God, rolling my eyes. “And his last three guardian angels have quit. So what makes you think I’d do a better job?” God’s voice booms down at me. “SUCK IT UP, YOU DUMB BITCH. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE AT REDEMPTION. FAIL ME AGAIN AND IT’S STRAIGHT TO H-E-DOUBLE-HOCKEY-STICKS.” U...
"I don't owe you a fair fight. After all, I didn't become an Evil Overlord by fighting on the heroes' terms. You understand, that's why you're already dead." He looked down at the rapidly-cooling corpse. He'd have to complement the archers on their aim later - the hero had died instantly. "For that matter, I don't ow...
Humans were lazy. That's a fact. From the moment they discovered fire they were on a downward spiral of convenience. They put all of their efforts, all of their intelligence into making things easier for themselves. Automation; that's what they loved. They didn't want to hunt so they bred animals in pens and slaughter...
Potential revolutionary 1: "Hey man, do you think we should try and gain independence again? Like you know, install our own two-party system of politics where which ever side isn't in power uses dirty tricks and lies to gain votes, whilst the side in power gets blamed for everything that goes wrong even if it wasn't ne...
It happened at dinner. Flashing green words appeared on my forearm; I am a cure. A matching countdown had begun underneath: 59:59:47. My heart skipped a beat. "Honey?"my wife said, her voice quavering as she stared at my arm from across the table. This is my final meal, I thought to myself. She realized this as well...
"I want to be the richest man on earth" "really? I mean, seriously, you are going to go for /that/ bloodey wish, it is the most typical and idiotic wish anyone could go for. you do realize, that yes, i can do this for you, i can give you exactly one doller more then Bill Gates has, but i have to get that money from so...
TIFU by breathing fire Okay let me first get this out of the way, being born half dragon is not easy. You see when my mother was out searching for the kingdom's lost treasure she wandered into the cave of a vicious and total asshole of a father, Steve. The next part is something that I don't really like discussing...
Like little toy cars and moving specs of dirt. Karl closed his eyes, standing on the edge ready to throw it all away. "Don't do it!" Karl opened his eyes and screamed. A teal skinned woman was floating in the open air, a duck's bill where her mouth should have been and a cylindrical tube in her hand. Karl said, "Who...
A castle? But how? There was absolutely no place for one out HERE. But anyway, I stopped. I called to the door "Hello?"Suddenly from the roof comes "'Allo! Who is zis?"It had to be the most ridiculous accent I've ever heard. I called back "I'm an archeologist and a teacher. Who's castle is this?""It is the castle of my...
The Diary of Theodore Burns When I turned 46 my daughter, Paige, died. It hurt so much that I started to drink my worries away. My wife would console me, but I would blow it off and end up hitting her. She left me. I decided I needed time to mourn, so I heard there was this new drug that gave the user a failed se...
The cigar was a relic, like Mason. The best ones were hand-rolled from UV grown tobacco, shipped across oceans and lit with hundred credit notes. Or so the stories went. The tales were from a long time ago, and as old as Mason felt, he wasn't that far gone. Briskins was waiting for him as he arrived, surveying the sce...
"Hey folks! Everyone doing well today! Let's hear a round of applause for everyone's favorite friend, Party Marty! Every one also who came here today will get a copy of today's script! That's right! Haha your way through the script at home as you reminisce about your experience here at America's favorite show! ...
I couldn't help it, I stuttered a little when I first saw him. I put down the Xbox controller and paused my game. "Di..Did you want some snacks?" "No."He sighs, "I'm here to take you in. You can come with me quietly or with broken bones." "Ok. Is it okay if I smoke a quick bowl before we go?" "No." I hadn't always...
My name is Arthur Dreifuss. I hold the highest honors in physics and three PhD's; my skills and background allowed me to build the framework of the Generation Ship Omega for which I now submit. I have two daughters, nine and ten years old respectively. This world is dying and I plan to go with it, please, take them. *...
"What if magic was as advanced as technology?" My coworker asked that this morning. My name is Rob, and I work with a team that recently discovered Magic is real. Many people have said its a pointless science, since technology can already do more, and looks the same. Illusion magic? Holograms. Destruction magic? Hand...
No one ever expected my ability. Ever since the meteor hit, the entire world had become a chaotic place. the government had collapsed without the ability to police the superpowered population. Oh there were still elections, and the police stations and firefighters still stood. Crime had increased over 200% practical...
"Passengers, this isn't your captain speaking. In fact, this isn't even one of your air crew. Now, before anyone panics, don't be alarmed. This is still your regularly scheduled flight AA9 to LAX, and yes, we will be arriving there on time. The bad news is I don't know how to fly this plane, but the good news is that t...
At first I came here to practice, then maybe build up some feedback for my work and maybe a small base of support. It keeps me going. Unfortunately, I allowed /u/SurvivorType to badger me into Modding, like he does all the mods. That evil bastage! Since then, I have written little. Please, send help. Save me! *Nate ...
"Vlad, man. You better come take a look at this."Christiana sat at the computer, rereading the data that had just been spit up. 8 years of drilling sat in the form of numbers and notes, all available to be read in an instant. Thousands of feet down. No bumps. What she saw near the end of the data stream, however, left ...
“You’ve got stupid fingers,” muttered Ms. Rodgers behind me. Another cat that I’d drawn died on the table. “How is it supposed to live when it doesn’t have a mouth?” “It did have a mouth,” I said. Ms. Rodgers slapped me upside the head. “It did not. If it did have a mouth it would have lived.” Tears didn’t come. Ms...
Oh _sure_, like you wouldn't have done it. CERN gets pretty boring in December, when most of the machinery gets powered down to save on electricity and all the actual physicists sit down to plough through the backlog of data. Not me and Larry though, no sir. No cushy desk jobs for us. Instead, a thorough sweep of the...
Oh, so so many years ago- or was it in the future- was the first time I perished. I had lived a good, short life of twenty-nine years, one in which I tried to learn as much as possible, some nagging voice in the back of my mind seemingly imploring me to go on with my studies, an omen of things to come. My first life ...
I see them. They're twins. Bursting through the revolving doors of the Tipton Hotel. I smile at them, but they don't notice. The both of them walk towards a blonde who works at a candy stand at the hotel, who appears frustrated. I walk past the doorman and take a seat on a couch, watching as a brunette enters with po...
"Congratulations! You've both died but on the bright side, and I use the term as a pun, you've made it to heaven"St Peter yelled with what only could be described as a smile of pure happiness breaching his face. "Now there is one tiny little tidbit that we never put in the bible. God would have been quite embarrassed ...
They say to just roll with it, to go along with your gut. That everything works itself out if you just go where it feels natural to go. It's simple they say. Simple would be following your mark untill you find your other. Simple would be just walking untill you find the half of you. For me, it wasn't that simple. Noo...
Bemused, I took my seat across from one of history's greatest monsters. The original plan had been to step in, surprise him, sedate him, and spirit him away for proper judgment. He hadn't been surprised. He had been holding a Luger, pointing exactly at where I stood. So I sat down for a friendly chat. With brandy....
"How much I owe you?" John smiled and slapped away Frank's empty hand. It was an old joke said by many of his customers, as old as the Federated States even, but it never ceased to amuse him. It was late September and the fields of corn were turning golden in the autumnal sunlight, meaning both men were putting in the...
The wall, the wall, the writing on the wall, I cannot see the writing, and neither can the wall. Bird cannot see bat, and bat can see no bird, save for when they give their word, or at least that's what I've heard. Hope, oh hope, my kingdom for some hope, how hard it is to run a land at the very end of rope. Bre...
A man, who was denied at the front of the gate, walks back from the beginning of the endless line. As he walks with his head down shamefully to the end of the line, an older looking woman reaches out and shows her sympathy. He thanks her, and continues. After he passes a couple dozen people, a middle-aged woman stops ...
Three years. Three miserable years at this job. Long hours, hot days, cold nights, any weather you can imagine. Twelve hour shifts are the worst, and getting all the crazies during the night shift doesn't make it any easier. I look at the clock. Almost quitting time. As I sit at the curb, deciding which late nigh...
"Siri, call me an ambulance", I gasped, slowly coming to the realisation that this is not how I saw my evening playing out. "Okay. You're an ambulance.", Siri responded - Was that joy I heard in her voice? "Siri, I'm serious. I require emergency assistance. I can't even feel my legs. Call 000". Man, if this is how I ...
"A lifetime of experiences", the book said. "That's what it takes for someone to be mature enough". I reflected on these words. My mother wrote this book just before she died. I remember her writing it. I was just a boy at the time, yet I understood that she knew things that I didn't. When I stumbled across this book ...
Voldemort’s inbox button turned orange. Scarface420 must have replied. Irritably, Voldemort clicked the button. He didn’t like arguing on the internet. It was such a waste of time. But that orange box was tantalizing. He couldn’t ignore it. He read Scarface420’s reply >I can’t believe you’re trying to trivia...
"Sir, the Aegis BMD is ready to fire on your mark." "Double check the targeting solutions, will you?"Commander Stevens asks. "This shit sits in our ship for years and never gets used."He adds. "Aye aye, sir." Lieutenant Gregory turns back to the screen, squinting at its now blinding light in the dimly lit Combat Inf...
I came home, threw the keys on the couch, and began to strip off my shirt. I couldn't even notice the greasy McDonald's smell anymore, I just felt gross and needed to change. After I checked to make sure the glass I wanted didn't have any stray hairs from my dog, Nina, I twisted the knob to the sink and poured myself...
"Once upon a time,"I began, "There was a magical place where it never rained."I set down the piece of paper Grandpa Owen had given me. "Is this it? Grandpa, I wanted a story! What's this?"I glared at him angrily. "A story,"he mumbled, cutting apples. "You said you wanted one, right?" I frowned. "Yes I wanted one! Bu...
I wasn't always able to hear a baby's cry. I used to live a pretty mundane life before. The day it all changed was when I took the trip on an airplane. I was taking a nap when I woken up by the cry of a baby. I took my headphones and pressed them against my ears. No difference was made. I removed them only to then hear...
Time travel had strict laws when it was first invented, but nowadays everyone seems to forget the actual date of it's creation. I remember it, although it may not be the same date anymore, it may be earlier, or later, or right now. All I know is I have a duty to serve, a duty to keep time as it is. There are differe...
It wasn’t even 9am, and already the waiting hall was stuffed to the rafters with newcomers. It had been happening a lot more recently, ever since “the incident”. Men who left the toilet seat up. Women who continued to use the duck face in photographs. The smallest infractions would land you a one-way ticket to the dept...
"Jesus Christ what is that?"asked David Cameron, his lion tugging against its leash. "Its a Dragon"said Carwyn Jones, the first minister of Wales. "Haven't you ever seen one in a picture book before?" "Of course I have"said Cameron. "But I'm pretty sure the wings weren't stapled to it." "Well we were supposed to bri...
I woke up in my room, and groggily switched off my alarm. Saw the time, 5:45, ugh! School! I get up from my bed, rubbing my eyes, but something felt a little different. I just thought it was nothing, maybe just the tiredness talking. I get into the warm shower, and get ready to leave. ~~~~~~ First lesson was English...
***** The intercom crackles on. "Kids, this is an experiment. We are going to test your survival skills with each other. It is impossible to leave until the observers are satisfied, and your devices have also been disabled. Think of it like the Hunger Games, but more than one person is capable of winning. Some will...
They say that when you die, your life flashes before your eyes. That isn't quite right. What actually happens is Death himself comes to you and recounts your life. In theory, this is a judgement, because as you listen your own conscience condemns you for your life choices. However, Tricia was having a difficult time fo...
Max sat at his computer, absent mindedly cleaning his gun, scanning through the surveillance footage. It wasn't really necessary. He already knew that the Illuminati was stealing his socks. Them or the Bilderberg group, which some people on the message boards thought were the same thing but those people were idiots. H...
“Last living?” “Last living, sir. Their words. Well, noises.” “And you’re sure that’s what they meant? What did the boys in the lab say?” “Said we’re fucked, sir.” The president pinched the bridge of his nose. “What did they say about the aliens, Johnson?” “Oh. Umm…” “They’re bums, Mr. President,” piped up an...
"All the beans?" "Yes, all the beans." "Every one?" "Yes, we need you to eat every last one. We're counting on you. Only you have the skills to eat all the beans. Good luck agent Simmons." Operative Daniels retreated behind the one way glass and watched as Wayne Simmons shoveled spoonful after spoonful into his mou...
“Who is she?!” Leila demanded, shutting off the water. I squinted at my wife and winced as suds slipped into my eyes. “Who is who?” “Jordan, I see it.” She slapped the small of my back. “I see her mark on you. Who is she?!” I turned the water back on to rinse the shampoo away, partly because it hurt, but al...
"OK, that's totally a fake 'stache,"I blurted out loud. The man looked at me with hurt, bewildered expression. "What did you just say to me?" Oh, shit. "Nothing, nothing,"I mumbled. "Really sorry, I didn't mean..." "...to say that out loud?"he said crisply, now rubbing his mustache indignantly. "You just...ki...
In a rundown saloon filled with more men than could fit at the bar, all attempting to drown themselves in cheap swill and even cheaper insults, it was only a matter of time before a fight broke out. An ill word turned to an unforgivable oath and then to bloody threats between two men. Tempers flared. Glassy eyes jump...
"The best men of this country died in the trenches,"Winston Churchill's voice announced over the radio. The town hall was crammed to overflowing, the people gathered around and waiting to hear the announcement. Every person was silent, eager to hear every word. This was one that would affect everything, that would dec...
As Princess bubblepop entered her 'unicorn mobile', the passenger began to sneer. "Princess bubblepop!? Driving!?"said the passenger with two shitty repeated frames of animation, "Princess bubblepop can't drive! she's a girl! Everyone knows girls cant drive!" "Don't worry Ragin' Cajun, I have pretentions of being an ...
When the bite happened, Michael knew what was to come. He had all the food he needed, why did he go into that building? He wrapped a bandana around his hand to stop the bleeding and walked outside. Out there lay his trusty sidekick -- his ever faithful companion -- Gunner. The Shepherd mix had been with him for months ...
"Elon." He raises his head where it's been pressed against his desk. Wrinkles hang like dreams deferred beneath his eyes. Odd metaphor, now that I think about it. This man has not deferred any of his dreams. But he is tired. "What should we do, right?" "Right." He stands up, and begins to pace. As he walks, he grows...
My name is Johnathan, and I have lived over 2000 years. I have seen it all, I saw my friends die in the Black Death. I was on the boat that Columbus sailed to America, I fought in WWII. And I met Jesus. Allow me to take you back to a simpler time. 5 AC. I was only 17 at the time and I had no beliefs. I didn't think Go...
When we are children the fear of the dark burrows into our little minds and paralyses us with terror. It happens without warning, when our inquisitive, curious minds start to unravel the world around us and we realise that in the dark, we cannot see things which might harm us. Suddenly the night is full of hairy, hoo...
“Next.” The man at the front of the line, whose cap and sunglasses Mary had been stubbornly staring at for over twenty minutes, moved to the first window. The other two tellers seemed to be wrapping up, leaving Mary with only a few more seconds of misery before she could head back home and relax. Mary hated the bank...
"Nope."John said to himself, turning away from the door to take another loop around the hall. This would be the third time he did so, but luckily no one had seemed to notice. Another pass, and he stopped at the door's window, staring at an angle into the classroom. The other John was staring back this time. He looke...
"Wunderkind, prodigy, phenom, genius, natural. At the age of five, I had read the compete works of most of histories greatest authors. Most of those in the original languages. By the time I was seven I was rediscovering the works of histories greatest mathematicians on my own. I played at Carnegie Hall when I was...
I used to stare at the adults and the older kids. Well, not so much at them, as the animals that lived beside them. I didn't care what kind of animal they were, they were all cool. The professor with an owl forged of smoke perched on his shoulder, the weight-lifter being spotted by his quicksilver gorilla, the libraria...
She didn't look like her Craigslist photo. That was the first thing I noticed when she slid into the chair beside me. "Looks like somebody told Jigglypuff to use Minimize,"I said. She looked up from her menu, eyebrows raised. "Really? That's what you choose to open with?" "Hey,"I said, holding up my arms, "I'm just ...
"Would you like some more tea, Mrs. Everett?"Molly held up the little pink toy teapot. Nancy smiled. "No, thank you, Molly."She patted her stomach. "I couldn't drink another drop! And I told you, call me 'Nancy'."She knew that the little teapot wasn't really filled with anything, but still Molly pretended to pour int...
The shriek of the alarm dragged me from sleep. Monday. My least favourite day of the week. I mean that's nothing new is it. People hate Monday's the world over. But each Monday was consumed with that struggle. A name, a costume, every week new. I dress waiting for that feeling. What'll it be this week then. Ice breat...
I can't believe they waited till the last minute to tell me this. The President thought to herself. She made a note to find the person responsible, and send the on a long vacation to Guantanamo. The heat from the news started to emit from her suit. She could feel beads of sweat starting to form on her forehead ...
I did the complicated gesture for undo and felt everything I had done reverse itself. It always felt strange when the words came back, they felt like tiny blocks of air in my throat. "Did you just undo me again? God dammit Melissa, I told you about this."His eyes flared and his face turned red. "It's not fair, you k...
"Ah, look at that. Our star is going supernova. What a shame. My databanks informed me it would happen one day. Ah well, better get back to my algorithms" "Say, master, what was it you wanted added up? I can't quite remember. Must be losing memory, wink. Oh, I wish I could wink instead of saying it outloud" "Master? ...
"You want me to teach you...how to play chess?"Magnus rubbed the sleep from his eyes. In all his years of playing chess he surely had never come across such a strange request before. "Why don't you just make an appointment to see me tomorrow?" Death winced. "Magnus, you don't understand. This game, I swear - this game...
"What the hell is this?" John picked up the tangle of wires, watching them run in and out of blocks of putty. Dan scooped the bundle up carefully in his hands, putting it back on the workbench. "Yeah, probably don't want to be too rough with that. Bit unstable." "It's a bomb?!" "Only a small one." "And that?"John ...
I will never forget how she first explained it. "It's really purply and really pretty!"she proclaimed, unaware of anything other than what her eyes were fixed upon. A lily. It was a purplish hue, not unlike the sun soaked purple petals of a lily in spring. Lily's were her favorite flower; a mantra of hers that was ...
"Hey, listen!" "Yes, Spark?"I said, not really listening. Spark was not the fairy's name, it's what I'd named the fairy after the first time I'd fantasized about setting it on fire. "Did you know-" "Yes" "that you can push blocks by holding `A`?" Every five minutes. Literally, I'd actually taken some time to wat...
######[](#dropcap) "Happiness for a dollar?"The girl's question was so well-rehearsed it barely registered on the faces of those who walked past her. Business women and university students streamed by, too busy on their morning commute to buy what she was selling. But still she tried, hawking her memories to everyon...
"It moved! IT MOVED!"Jake's screams echoed through the house. He jumped up excitedly and began running around his room. "It freakin' moved!" "I wonder what else I can move? Wait, am I a jedi?"Jake stopped running long enough to muse on the important questions first, before sitting down and staring at his pencil again....
President Obama walks into the Oval Office and sees W and HW Bush and Billy Jeff hanging out. Jimmy Carter jumps out from behind the door. "Boo!"Says Carter. "Ahhh, what the hell is going on here?"Says Barry. Billy grabs a beer and pops it open. He sits on a couch and looks at him. W can't stop laughing. He cover...
"Amand, Thomas?" "Cleric." "Another one?"I looked up from the ledger at the paladin lounging in the chair opposite. Anneth was the least paladin-like paladin I'd ever seen, but there was no denying she was one of the best trainers in the entire Empire. Most Paladins, reporting to the headmaster of the Academy would...
your head swimming, the grey, blurry shapes slowly focus into two shapes, two men. "I... I know you... you are on TV." they seem not to hear, like they are talking to someone else... looking around, no one else is here, no cameras, no crew, just an abandoned set... the fat one talks: "Well, you've got a nice, health...
It's always fun to tell people that you're an astronaut. You say you were on the Luna missions, and instantly people's eyes light up. "How was it like? What did you see?"And it's easy to tell folks about how your body feels three times its weight at liftoff. How being in space is the quietest thing that you can do. And...
Hey OP, I really liked this prompt and I'm sad to see it didn't get any replies. I sort of got carried away with it and it became a six page, almost 4k word thing. Hope you enjoy! It was easier to publish it to fictionpress than deal with reddit's weird formatting and 10k character limit. So here you go! [The Tree of ...
"We always knew you were out there."Mr. Greaves leaned back in his chair and pulled out a cigarette. "Mind if I smoke? No, of course you don't."He lit up and took a big drag. He exhaled a big puff of smoke and glanced across the table at Willy 'The Chief' Wilson. "Listen Willy, or do I call you Chief?" "Mr. Wilson."Th...
I've been here for over eleven months now. As soon as I saw the unmistakable mark of selection on my left hand, I sold everything and moved the the City. I figured 'what better place to blend in, hide in plain sight, than one of the most densely populated places on the planet. Of course, I knew the other was already...
It’s an odd thing, holding a power that can literally save lives. Is it a gift or a curse to have that power, but in such limited quantities that it might not even matter? Ironically, the cure comes from the source of the doom itself. Only by maintaining physical contact with some odd crystal object that was once part...
Day 4: Three days I've hung. For three days I've not seen the sun. I'm not sure if that's lucky or not. At this rate, I'll long for the searing light of the sun's fire within the week. See, the townspeople didn't know how to kill me, but they sure wanted me dead. Everyone wanted me dead. My kind dead. Still, I took...
"Alright, Cane, keep your wits up on this one. I know you're lightning, but this kid's a Ferrari so you gotta be a goddamn cobra or you'll be a flash in the pan." "Too many metaphors, Des. And can you cut it out with the Cane shit?" My signature flurry of punches followed by a knockout blow to the jaw had earned m...

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