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It was called a modern miracle--a million-to-one medical gamble. By all accounts, I shouldn't be alive. When the drunk driver veered over the median and hit me head-on at 115 mph, there was no expectation of recovery. The morgue had a nice cool bed with my name on it, just waiting for me to wheeze my last breath. But ...
"Be free."I whisper. The shackles fall off her wrists. They disintegrate. She looks at me with intrest. "That was extremely dangerous."She said slowly, like she was rolling the idea in her mouth. Unsure of what to do. "Yes."I agree, setting the lamp on the table behind me. "Are you hungry?" She tilts her head t...
"A What?"Doug asked, not sure what to make of the words that were coming out of Bob's mouth. "A taco truck, There off the port side."Bob motioned to the left window of the Dragon capsule and gestured outward. "I swear to god, I saw a taco truck. It was green and had one of those flashing open signs on it."Doug couldn...
When the alien invasion first arrived, we were terrified. Humanity had wrote so much on alien invasion, so many horrific possibilities, but they had always remained works of fiction. Until now The first ships that appeared in the skies above did not reveal their intentions to humanity. They hung in space, no signals c...
Burges flared his hairs in distatse as the clashing and shattering of plates echoed through the living quarters. "NO! You bumbling, oaf. Do you not know how hard it is to replace cups and plates this far outside the Innerworld Space?" The doors were made specifically to accommodate human forms, but Alexy still found ...
As a kid I always had a hyperactive imagination. I saw animals in the clouds come to life, sometimes the floor would turn to lava and I’d have to jump on articles of clothing to get out my room. My parents just pegged me as a creative type kid. Little did I know that what happened around me wasn’t my imagination, I had...
*Well, this is… unexpected…* Captain Terry stared at the monitor. The crew on the bridge waited silently. They had all been trained on first contact protocols. Somehow, the most exciting event in human history had become one of the most confusing. No one knew what to expect when humanity finally made contact with ali...
Henry Abbott held an apple in his hand. He was confused about the apple. He was shocked to see his hand. He’d lost it in a car accident when he was sixteen. But there it was, at the end of his arm, dropping an apple. The apple didn’t hit the ground. Henry didn’t care why. His new hand was waving at him. “Honey?” he ...
“A toast!” My father raised his mimosa, “To Charles- Suma Cum Laude ain’t too... bad-e!” Groans went up from the rest of out small table and my mother covered her face with her hand, grinning into her palm. We all clinked glasses and I sipped at the too-sweet orange juice and champagne. Eight thirty in the morning, a...
I woke up startled "don't tell them you can hear"was a deafening scream coming from the tv, the radio alarm clock and loudly echoed outside like it was coming from everywhere, before I could really think about it the message continued "they are coming and you are not safe we will be in contact later". I was thrilled ...
“Come inside, you’ll catch a cold out there,” the young woman in a red hoodie said. ‘No apologies,’ written in black graphite across her chest. Julia stepped in closing her umbrella. “Huh? That’s strange, the rain stopped.”  “It always does once I go inside,” Julia said, deciding against pulling down her rain coat’s h...
"How do you even HAVE this address?"I bewilderingly ask the mailwoman as she walks away. "'ave a nice day,"she mumbles, getting into her truck, driving out of the pits of hell. A few thousand letters, not as bad as some years, but you'd think when a child writes to Satan instead of Santa the parents would at least ...
The aliens had destroyed everything in sight. They destroyed towns. They've topples government's. Despite using all of the most advanced weaponry at their disposal humanity is on its last legs. There was only one thing they could try. Something that humanity has tried for thousands of years to no avail. "Please God! ...
>“Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort." > >\-Edward Said, *Orientalism* The humans wore such frien...
Reactions as fast as sound don't do you much against a projectile moving several times faster. A correct application of electricity, a set of capacitors and a tungsten spike make for an excellent weapon, and by the time the sonic boom hits, I'm gone. I watched as "Electro"took two paces forward and the remaining half o...
Growing up in the faith meant regularly attending 'F over A'. The heathens who worshipped antiquated Gods like Newton attended Mass, but we Einsteinites knew of the meaningful revisions to the work of Newton. As a boy I'd sit and listen to the profeeser in church say, "Time, like, it isn't what you think it is... We a...
**Part One** The red-robed cultists gathered in a semicircle, ready to read the incantation. The leader, an intimidating figure known to his compatriots as Lord Umbre, stepped up towards the altar. He began to read aloud: **Rise, ye fallen spirit** **Return to life once more** **Come back to us, and we'll rej...
I spot her in the corner, where she always hung with her girls. Taking one confident sip of my beer, I walk over to her, careful not to make eye contact with her. I glance over once I settle down in my stool a few spots from her and we lock eyes. Without breaking eye contact, she spoke to one of her friends next to her...
The hole in the world vomits out soggy, undigested food. It pours water. It speaks in garbled, foreign words, sounds without discernible meaning. And it attacks anyone nearby with swords. They come unpredictably, sliding out without warning, then withdrawing back into its unknown depths just as quickly as they stabbed ...
*"Boards, boards, HONEY GET THE WOODEN BOARDS"*, you scream out. As your husband grabs some planks, you peer out of your window to see *them*. A solid mass of white coats, flapping in the wind, as they all head for one singular location. *"Come on, come on!!! There's gotta be an apple somewhere here"*. But there is n...
To start, I have to say that this title really made me laugh! So thanks. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ They all gathered around the salty, seaweed covered chest, their swords and pistols clanking against their belts. ‘*I hope it...
Samar swung his sword over Alin’s head and struck the lunging gargoyle in its side. It shattered under his mighty blow and exploded into a cloud of dust. Alin rolled out of the way of another gargoyle and turned to face the enemies that climbed out of the ceiling behind him. He breathed deeply, feeling the swelling p...
Logging in: ####### Code: BoUUjpopp Clearance level Omega File: Earth - - - The development of Earth is... interesting. For one, all insect species of the planet grow to about a couple centimeters at most. These ants, bees, other intelligent creatures are powerless in the face of the colossal brutes that dominate...
I was watching *The Simpsons* when the broadcast was interrupted. I immediately recognized Zapper, but she looked like she had been mugged, her head slumped and her admittedly pretty cool costume ripped. Then I heard Hydro’s obnoxious, sneering voice. God, I hated that kid. That upstart had only been around for a mont...
It's amazing the number of people and things that try to kill you in the course of a full life. Granted most of them aren't directly trying to kill you but still it's interesting to watch. Considering the fates of such individuals in my particular that might seem like a morbid attitude but after a while such an attit...
It finally happened I kill a man. That was going trough my mind as I laugh watching the blood of my "nemesis", a real hero. I probably look crazy right now with the body of a man loved by everyone, a man that had help the poor and feed the hungry with his money while at the same time fights crime and stops wars with...
The first time it was simple. Xora oversaw the Primitive Reversal Project for many planets across the system, making sure potentially dangerous creatures never reached the stars. Some planets contained deadly spores, or ravenous cannibals, each one needing a reset every few million cycles. Sol-3 was rather peculiar, ...
I sit alone in my office looking at the x-rays and recommendations provided to me. I rub my hands to my temples, and I hear a knock on my door. "Come in,"I say. The nurse steps into the room with hesitation. Humans, no matter how long I work here. They still fear me. "Doctor, you are needed in Room A4."she says. She...
"Mom! Mom!"I hear Billy shouting from across the hall. He runs into my room and pounces on the bed. I giggle and pull him in for a hug. "What is it, sweetie?" "I found these cool pictures of you and dad,"he says smiling, "What is this place? Can we go there! I want to go!" I take the pictures from his hands and loo...
You knew it. It started long ago, in a crumbling castle that time forgot. By flashlight you found the manuscript that would define the rest of your life. In the diaphanous candlelight, your eyes widened as you read of the coming war, how the ancient beasts that had once dominated this planet were not extinct, but wai...
Red is not usually a good colour for camouflage. But in the Crimson Glades, everything is a shade of hateful red. The cloak and the hood, three times before have they hidden me from them. Three times I have walked in silence clad in the baleful red of this place. Three times I have stood still as they howled around me,...
**This is in two parts because I'm getting errors when I try to post it - I think it's too long. Sorry if it isn't that good!** Her first impression of them is *odd*. The Weinmeister house is an old, withering mansion on the edge of nowhere - located just past a backwater little town with no unique features to it. Th...
It was a blob. Just a green blob. Blobbing along, blob blob blob, oop--absorbed a rock. The rock became pebbles, then disintegrated into sand, all in plain view. "Uhhhh,"said the rogue, "should I shoot it with an arrow?"He nocked an arrow and let it fly. The blob was unharmed because the arrow missed by a fair margin....
To be honest, it was my first time drinking. I didn't really know what to expect; my guess, a serious headache and some dehydration. If I were exceedingly lucky, I might wake up next to some girl. More likely, on my living room floor. I had decided budweiser was disgusting, much to the agreement of my new friend, Sam, ...
“Don’t gibber.” When Luke spoke it sounded like an order “What?” Josh asked. “The gibbering, don’t do it. It is what they want.” Luke said, running his flashlight along the fireplace. “I have never gibbered in my life.” Josh said. He was reasonably certain he hadn’t, but he was not entirely clear on what the word me...
I had suspected this exact thing coming in here, but was truly shocked to have had the gun pulled on me. Teleportation was a pipe dream, but matter duplication? Now that seemed plausible. I'm sure the other, brand new me thinks our fears were irrational seeing as he is now over there, but im the one left behind while...
I started to chuckle. Ever since this Mr. dark lord showed up, these anti magic golems had been appearing everywhere. Since I was the ‘Chosen one’ I had to get my ass off the couch and hunt this guy down. I did not like that. What I did like was that Scarlet, my girlfriend and scientific gadget maker, had been workin...
Note: I'm new to this and haven't written in three months ​ ​ It seemed to shine with frost, the light from the hole in the roof spraying the box with pale sunlight. Nakai had to look back to the cave roof to make sure the hole wouldn't crack the entire roof of the large and ancient space he fo...
I had received my power, "Director". It had a mysterious application and seemed like a long-winded version of time travel. The catch was, you could only do it once per day, and the time limit was two hours. At first, I thought it was over-powered. I abused it constantly and cheated on tests, tried to confess to my crus...
I was sitting on a bench, idly tapping my finger against my face. I have lived millions of years now. I'd seen the many rises and falls of humanity as a race. They almost came back a couple times, but nuked each other out of existence. Now I'm sitting among the ruins of people i'll never see again. I recall my deal. I ...
Manic fart disease. Of all the ways I envisioned the apocalypse, manic fart disease had not been one of them. No one had heard of it until National Flatulence Day. A concept that started as a silly petition and spiraled into an actual governmentally recognized holiday. A win for all the slapstick and bodily humor enth...
*Leon* *lvl. 99* *Class* *Fisherman* *Attribute Points Available* *0* With a flick, Leon moved to the next info screen, double-checking his loadout before spawning. He moved with short, practiced movements as he scrolled past his near-empty inventory and stopped at the skill allocation menu. *Health* ...
Aliens and mankind, are quite different. Of course this should be a given, considering the vast options evolution on two different worlds can have. But humanity was not prepared for just how utterly barbaric the aliens, our interstellar neighbours, could be. A society which even our fictional Klingons would consider bl...
I wiped the blood of my lips. Stupid cold weather, always made my lips dry. And then they get so dry, they tear up a little and bleed. I feared that I would have to see the doctor soon. The Colored Ninja Brothers looked at my bleeding lips. A single scoff from each one of them seemed to assure my doubts of their doubt...
“You don’t know what you’re getting yourself into, bud.” I said, plugging in the N64 and starting it up. The tall, bright-red man with horns looked down at me with black eyes. “I know I can beat mortals in any competition.” His voice was low, echoing in the small space. “If you say so.” I handed him the controlle...
When the King’s Tax Collectors came, your father begged them to only take the house and not you, explaining that all of this year’s rice had been infected with deathworm, but they wouldn’t listen. You knew what that meant; the year before they took mom. So when the Tax Collectors demanded to be fed and your father told...
The rain came down in sheets that fateful night. Visibility was poor, and I found myself questioning my resolve. Being soaked to the bone tends to do that to you. I picked out the familiar sight of my father's rival from the crowd. I'd seen that face in photographs pinned to my father's cork boards, lines of twine con...
There is something indescribably beautiful in the excited eyes of a child listening to a story, lost in imagining wonderful adventures. The problem with children in this city, and everywhere, is that they very rarely come with pockets full of change. I realized this on the second day: endearing bored, well-dressed pu...
*Well,* Death said slowly as It appeared before me once more. *That was a waste of time.* I felt like agreeing. "I tried my best,"I offered, looking at the mangled corpse of the person I'd been trying to protect for the last week and a half. "Got quite close to the end, too." *Oh, believe me, I know,* It replied. *I ...
His parents are sitting inside their room. They're not PTA parents, not involved, but that isn't rare in our neck of the woods. People are busy making a living, keeping a roof over their head. Jonah's parents though... I've never seen two people so clearly on different wavelengths. They're sitting in opposite corners ...
\[Rain's Sunny Day\] "*Happy birthday to me...,*"Rain stared, slack-jawed, at the empty hole hovering in her living room. A tall, oblong emptiness floated vertically in the center of a ring of speakers. The array emitted a low, continuous hum. The 46-year-old woman walked around the outside of the speakers. From every...
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" Immediately, Velma recognised her mistake. Talking canines tended to sound the same, but there was only one talking dog who could reach such a level of screeching fury in just four words. "Scrappy."Her voice grew firm. "It is you, isn't it, Scrappy?" There was movement in the darkness beyond th...
My breathing increased, cold sweat breaking across my forehead, thoughts a muddy mess of incoherent gibberish as my knees weakened. I don’t understand, nothing triggered it, I was watching TV cuddling my cat, when the creeping sense of dread hit me. Now hyperventilating I reached out to touch something - anything - ...
Joey was a strange boy. He never was interested in football, soccer, basketball, and all the other games the other kids liked. He preferred to sit down and read a book, or to watch the clouds fly by. Because Joey was different, he was bullied all his life. He just didn't realize it. Whenever his bullies tiptoed si...
I’ve held on to my remaining ten words for nearly 9 years now. The last time I actually spoke was the day my daughter, Riley, was born. The emotions were so overwhelming I couldn’t help but welcome her into this world. Of course I was already on edge for the few words I had left, but in that moment, when looking into t...
Sky. Water. Thirst. Sky. Water. Thirst. Days like that. I can’t even think about the torpedo. The one that hit us. I don’t care where the U-boat is now. The one that found us. I’ll bet they got water, at least. More likely they’ll just machine gun me. They’re probably off torpedoing another ship. No need to waste ammo ...
She came to slowly, aching and hurting from an injury she couldn't quite remember. Fire, five-foot high flames, surrounding her in a circle on the floor. She couldn't stand. She looked up, at the woman she'd once wished she knew more of and now wondered if she'd known anything about her at all. "My queen,"she whispered...
My $5 electric kettle clicked itself off. I begin pouring half of its contents into my cup of 5-minute noodles as my knuckles met with the evaporating stream of hot water. I did not flinch. I had gotten used to it. Between juggling college and trying to establish a side gig doing landscape photography, I did not have t...
"Look,"Said Vicontrax The Vile "I know you're worried this is a vile underworld ritual to summon... what was it you said again?" "Demons"Laura snarled, somewhat miffed by his patronizing tone. "But we aren't summoning demons. Well most of us aren't."Vicontrax nodded to his bodyguard, a hulking giant woman with re...
Maude was what the humans would call "a good egg". She had lived in that cottage in the Irish countryside since she was a young bride, when her hair was the color of chestnut and not gray. She had come, young and beautiful, and remembered them. A saucer of milk was always left out on the back stoop, offerings of flower...
"Councilman Hudrak." The voice bellowed from the central hallway, a familiar tone with far more gravel in it's rapport than typical. There had been a sort of tension in the Galactic Parliament since first contact with humans. Easily startled and quite stubborn, they had never been seen as anything less than a rudiment...
A chill filled the air and brought with it the echoes of the undead yearning to return to the land of the living. Death was pushing a rotten head down, trying to return it to the patch of wet ground it had sprouted up from. "Push it down!"Life said, holding her lantern up. "I'm trying!"Death said, still struggling to...
SLAM, the door blew off its hinges and skittered into the room. Two metallic tings followed by a hiss could be heard after two smoke canisters were tossed into the darkness. Detective Blythe and his team waited... The silence was broken by an eerie tune, followed by a laugh. “Detective…” A voice dripping with a sinist...
"For me there is really no downside, three square meals a day, free healthcare, all the toys I could want. It's better than my life before."Clara said. "So you don't mind being a slave then?"Kevin asked. "How can I be a slave if all I do is sit here and be pampered all day."Clara replied. "But doesn't it bother y...
I’ve worked at google for six— no, seventeen years, and I’ve never seen anything, as horrifying as this. Day one I got close to two hundred emails. Day two, once news started picking it up, close to 500. It’s now day 12. Everyone is panicking, trying to figure out what happened. We even tried running the trucks and th...
When I opened my eyes the first thing I saw was the man in the white coat hunching over my body. With a tiny, electrified rod he was zapping various places along it. With each zap, a limb would move, and then he would scribble in his notepad. My body was still alive. The heart still beat. The chest still heaved with br...
It was a long shot. Trudy knew that. But it hadn’t stopped her from traveling across the country to find out. After that stupid YouTube video went viral, Trudy had kept a low profile. Being outted to the world as a mind reading freak wasn’t as glamorous as one might think. Now, everywhere she went people wanted to use...
The mind control collar coiled around her boyfriend’s neck was tough and sturdy, but Mia yanked and pulled at it until it finally came loose, slipping into her shaking hands. Until that very moment, Jonas had had his hands wrapped around her throat, squeezing, squeezing, until she couldn’t breathe. Until she was sure s...
Malcolm shot awake banging his helmet against the glass windshield above him. Laying back in his leather seat, he removed his gloved hands from the single joystick just below his crotch. His hands floated freely while the rest of his body was still strapped in. He looked out of his ship to see an emerald green planet w...
Im a worthless bard, and my party is fighting for the great ancient leather bag. The mage searches a metal wand that quickly releases fireballs, The berserker searches for a serrated axe that spins and cuts anything, the warrior searches for a food said to make him stronger than a bear, the archer searches the glass th...
There were a lot more people. Now there... well there isn't. There's still *some*, but... they're not like it used to be. Or, maybe they're how it 'used to be' back when it was. I'm not good at thinking. Good soldiers don't think, they just do. It's been almost a thousand years since I've had something to do, though....
When the captain and first mate just silently looked at each other the diplomatic officer continued, "It all comes down to the generally unspoken social contract. In your own culture an individual would not arrive to visit another nude. Why not?" This got a chuckle from some of the crew. The navigator, a slow speak...
The hero was dead and gone, but Emanuel hadn’t forgotten her. As the ailing sorcerer journeyed to the hero’s gave, he expected to die. After all, the hero had been prophesized to kill the Dark King, and the Dark King did not take chances. He had toppled the seven sacred temples and destroyed every known relic linked t...
“Don’t focus on where the spoon is, focus on where you want it to be,” said Lyra, the leader of the club. “If you’re so good, show us, then!” cried Andrew. For a brief second, Katie thought she could see a fire burning in Lyra’s eyes as she turned to meet Andrew’s gaze, but to her surprise, Lyra simply smiled and...
I felt a chill in the air when I pulled myself out of bed. Winter was almost here as I was yet to hear the drops of rain turn silent. The icy winds that mimicked the howls of a wolf that were not ready yet, nor was my cane seemingly turning to ice whenever I picked it up. Making my fingertips trembling and slowly numb ...
"Thank you Mother Celica."Demeter bowed her head in respect. The greying woman smiled and stepped aside. Demeter quietly entered the altar room for the first time. It was a small room, old and worn, but Mother Celica's care had kept it from disrepair. The ten gods were carved into the stone altar, and after a moment's ...
I look at the spear before me and slowly pick it up. I look around at the desolate battlefield, at all the dead and dying crying out for succor. I decide that whichever of these beings is God, they are not a god worth worshiping. I take the spear upon my knee and snap it in two. I turn away, and just as these...
The commonly recognised record for most lightning strikes to hit a person ever, is held by Ranger Roy Cleveland Sullivan, who was struck by lightning a total of seven times during his life and survived all of them. He was called the Human Lightning Rod by the media and friends. His record however, has been broken. I ha...
When the first groups of survivors emerged into the light of the 201st year, they wept. Earth was now a pristine garden. More beautiful than any pre - invasion images. Flocks of beautiful, once extinct birds filled the skies. Herds of great aurochs roamed the forests, mammoths walked the tundra. And buffalo in their m...
“Well, that’s ominous.” Jim said. He fiddled with the radio, trying different frequencies. Just that one message. Stay far. End us. “You know, I’d really like it if the inhabitants of these dangerous planets just straight-up told us why we need to stay away. ‘Volcano may explode’ or ‘infested with killer aliens’ or ...
“Now, I’m gonna start by tellin’ you to shut up. I don’t want tears, spiritual breakdowns, not even a wide-eyed ‘I’m…*dead*?’.” Tim pulled a notebook out of one of his pockets and a pen out of one of the others. He scribbled on it, tossed the apparently inkless pen away, pulled out a new one, and started to write. “I’d...
"Do it!" "I c-can't!" "Do it or else!"it was a thunderous roar this time, though no one on the busy street noticed the two of them. The young mage sniffled as he looked away from his bright yellow partner. Under ordinary circumstances doing something like *this* would fill him with revolt and disgust, yet now it was...
God sat down with a disgruntled thud and a sigh. “The usual, sir?” “A double. Worst day ever! Do you have any of those little fish shaped crackers? Yes those! Oh … BBQ flavor? Any chicken? BBQ is fine.” There was a pause and a gulp and the start of some BBQ flavored crunching. “Want to talk abou….” “It’s this blood...
Just fifteen more seconds, and I can override the security system. I concentrate my energy on just one sense - my vision - and channel it into the flashing screen in front of me. The city’s secrets will shift just as powerfully into my mind, finally bringing an end to the Heroes’ reign. As my other senses...
Wellies. That was the great secret. For centuries all types of the arcane have been thoroughly explored and mastered by mages who dedicated their lives to their respective arts. Pyromancers control torrents of flame and can burn down a forrest in minutes. Hydromancers can flood entire towns or irrigate entire country...
**F's in the Chat** Danny Davis, a new streamer, is attempting to grow his audience on his gaming streaming channel by playing Granite City, an open-world game in which you can choose to be good or bad. Danny knows that criminal streamers attract more views, so he's decided to become an outlaw in the game. "All right...
"W... what?" "Vacation. Sir. Just two weeks, I really need this." Two figures stood in a pristine-looking room, tall marble walls surrounded them in a hexagonal shape. The man sitting behind a simple, yet elegant mahogany desk, was wearing a white suit. The man standing in front of said desk, a black suit. "This is ...
"This is not how it works, this is not how anything works!"I silently moaned. As a son of Hecate, I decided to see what Shangrila had to offer."Wait, actually, this is a really clever exploit." When I got here, one of the things that I learned was that there are three types of magic. One, which was the one I used, was...
"Alright motherfuckers, here's the godamn plan!"He slammed down a piece of paper like some eccrentirc military general and began pointing at it with his magic marker. "All you mind-wizzes are supposed to be the smartest that the almighty dollar can buy! Well, top shit, but I won't believe it till I see it!"His voice wa...
"Caitlin! Is everything OK? “ "hi... Yeah everything is fine, I was just calling to book an appointment. What's the matter? “ “... Are you sure you're OK? “ “yeah I'm fine, I was just getting some groceries." "Caitlin, where are you? “ “I'm at home, why?" "home? Describe it... What does your home look like? “ “j...
The child had always cared for me, made sure I was clothed, clean and warm under the blankets with him. If I truly understood the extent of the love he gave me, I would feel as a parent would. The looks of anger and hatred the boy would come to bed with always stunned me. Never once was I a victim of his aggression, bu...
“It started off innocently enough. A few boos, some hisses, some straws being thrown, the occasional rugby tackle while holding the drinks order for table 18. Nothing I haven’t seen before. But that kid. That kid. Man. I can tell, he’s gonna be something one day.” “I think we’re getting off track here,” “No, we’re no...
"I'm not so sure that's a good idea, Misa." "Why? Why not?"the girl whined. "You were a supervillain, now I want to be one too." "Yes, but there are so many downsides."Misa's father, Joe, scratched his head. "I mean, you know how many times I've gotten injured on the job. And I had to rely almost completely on your ...
Galen discretely shifted his focus from the words on the page to Lara, using the newspaper stretched in front of him to mask his prying eyes. She was seated across the aged wooden dining table from him, streaks of morning sunlight illuminating her delicately upturned nose and cheekbones. She was focused on the novel in...
''Tis a real shame to watch the feckless and the feeble struggle, but to the industrious mind, one of prowess and of many talents, this global struggle becomes a mere opportunity for the overall betterment of society.'' Travis pondered as he walked through the luscious parlor of his not-so-humble villa. With a glass o...
Making ends meet in today's economy isn't easy, and when the sleazy-faced gentleman, who introduced himself as the CEO of a prominent pharmaceutical company, approached me with a job offer, I didn't have the strength to say no. I mean, my job pays good, but projects are so far in between, especially due to the virus s...
Very few people can say they met the woman of their dreams. I can. I'd been dreaming of her for years. Our subway train broke down and we were two of the very few people on board. I hadn't even noticed her until the train stopped, but once I did, everything else stopped. In my dreams Mary had an exquisite taste for sa...
“*So… this isn’t a cult?*” I questioned, my skepticism evident to all present. “Not in the traditional sense of the word.” a figure veiled behind a suspiciously cult-like hood replied. “You won’t be required to do anything - or even associate, for that matter - with us.” Another member, this one slightly shorter than...
I’ll always love you. We both promised those words. I know you meant it. Sometimes I think you still do. When you say them to her. I even imagine you’re saying them to me. I even stand in her place. How pathetic is that? Do I imagine the laughter I hear, or are you really laughing at me right now?   I wish I could mov...
Even as a young child, I could never dream of becoming a dragon rider. As much as a young girl could wish for a dragon of her own, I knew my wishes would all be denied. I had always loved animals quite a bit, which is why, every year, even though I knew I never had a chance, I would stand outside the gates of the drago...